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Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

Which organisation entered into Iraq due to the power vacuum created by the invasion of Iraq by the US?

  1. Communist Party

  2. Al-Qaeda

  3. Taliban

  4. Red Guards
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • During Saddam’s rule, Al-Qaeda had not operated in Iraq, but the power vacuum created by the invasion of Iraq by the US allowed them in.
  • Al-Qaeda aimed to force the withdrawal of foreign troops by making Iraq ungovernable.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

Despite huge economic changes, political power in China was under the control of which party?

  1. Taliban

  2. Socialist Party

  3. Chinese Communist Party

  4. Al-Qaeda
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Despite huge economic changes, political power in China was under the control of the Chinese Communist Party.
  • The communists violently suppressed a student movement demanding democratic reform in 1989. It even succeeded in forcing internet companies to censor their content.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

On which day was the World Trade Centre in Newyork attacked?

  1. 11th September 2001

  2. 9th September 2001

  3. 9th September 2011

  4. 11th September 2011
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • On 11th September 2001, thousands of people were getting about their daily business in the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in Newyork.
  • Suddenly, out of a clear blue sky, an airliner crashed into one of the towers, followed later by a second plane into the other tower.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

Name the revolution launched by Mao Zedong in 1966.

  1. National Revolution

  2. Communist Revolution

  3. Chinese Revolution

  4. Cultural Revolution
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In 1966, to consolidate his grip over the Communist Party, Mao Zedong launched a Cultural Revolution, urging the youthful Red Guards to criticise their communist elders.

Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

What was the active Muslim supporter of holy war called?

  1. Martyrs

  2. Mujahideen

  3. Taliban

  4. Jihadis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • The active Muslim supporter of holy war was called Jihadis.
  • In 1984, Bin Laden moved to Peshawar in Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan, where he organised Muslims from abroad, mostly from Arab countries, who were willing to fight as jihadis against the Soviets.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

On 20 March 2003, a coalition of forces led by the USA began the invasion of _________.

  1. Vietnam

  2. Afghanistan

  3. China

  4. Iraq
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • On 20 March 2003, a coalition of forces led by the USA began the invasion of Iraq.
  • President Bush claimed that the aim of the war was to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein’s support for terrorism and to free the Iraqi people.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

Name the South African President who attended the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final in Johannesburg, hoping to rally the countrys divided black and white population around the largely white national rugby team, the Springboks.

  1. Jacob Zuma

  2. Thabo Mbeki

  3. Kgalema Motlanthe

  4. Nelson Mandela
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president attended the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final in Johannesburg, hoping to rally the country’s divided black and white population around the largely white national rugby team, the Springboks.
  • He donned a Springboks green and orange shirt to greet the players.