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World History (General-Knowledge)
01 The first Olympiad was held in Greece in the year 776 BC
02 Rome was founded in the year 753 BC 03 The Great wall of China was built in the year 214 BC 04 The first voyage around the world was undertook by whom in 1522 Magellan 05 The first President of USA was George Washington 06 Which Battle marked the end of Napoleon era Waterloo 07 The American War of Independence was fought between America and Great Britain 08 Adolf Hitler was also known as Fuhrer 09 The first woman in world to become the Prime minister of a country was Sirimao Bandara Naike 10 The Emperor of Germany who dismissed his Chancellor Bismark in 1980 was William II 11 Two Presidents of USA were father and son.Their names were John Adams & Quincey 12 The UNO came into existance in 1945 AD 13 The king of England before Elizabeth II was George VI 14 Queen Elizabeth I ascended the throne of England in the year 1558 AD 15 The Statue of Liberty of New York was a gift from France 16 Hitler's secret service was also known as Gestapo 17 The last Emperor of Rome was Romulus Augustus 18 Florence Nightingale was known as Lady of the Lamp 19 Mao Tse Tung died in the year 1976 AD 20 In 1806,the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved by Napolean 21 The country which celebrates Independence day on 15th August, apart from India, is South Korea 22 The first World War ended in 1918 AD 23 The US President who was forced to resign due to the Watergate scandal was Nixon 24 The Second World War ended in 1945 AD 25 The first communist manifesto was issued in 1848 AD 26 The first Prime Minister of Independent Kenya was Jomo Kenyatta 27 Malenkov became the Soviet Prime Minister after the death of Stalin 28 The first British Prime Minister was Sir Robert Walpole 29 The French revolution took place during the years 1789-1799 AD 30 The British Commander who surrendered before the Americans and French at York town in 1781 was Lord Cornwallis 31 The American War of Independence was faught during the years 1775-1783 AD 32 Stalin became the Premiere of USSR in 1924 AD 33 Lenin was succeeded by Stalin 34 In the Second World War,atomic bombs were dropped in Japan which destroyed Hiroshima 35 Leningrad was built by Peter I 36 White House,the residence of the President of the USA is located at Washington DC 37 In European History,the year 1848 is known as Year of Revolution 38 The first Prime Minister of Israel was David Bengurian 39 The English King who was prepared to exchange his kingdom for a horse was Richard III 40 Nixon was succeeded by Gerald Ford 41 Nixon resigned in the year 1974 AD 42 The First World War broke out in 1914 AD 43 In the year 1959,Chinese occupied Tibet 44 A big Naval expedition sent by Philip II against England was known as the Spanish Armada 45 Magna Karta is also known as the Bible of English Constitution 46 The king who was forced to sign the Magna Karta was King John II 47 Winston Churchil died in the year 1965 AD 48 Battle of Britain was fought in the year 1940 AD 49 Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in 1941 against the Soviet Union 50 Bolschevik Revolution took place in 1917 AD 51 Christopher Columbus died in the year 1506 AD 52 De Champlain was a French Explorer 53 China was also known as Chung hua 54 Alexandria was founded by Alexander 55 In the first Punic War fought in 264-261 BC,the Romans defeated Carthaginians 56 Modern Parliament was introduced by Edward I 57 The Disease which struck Europe in the 14th Century was Plague 58 In the thirteenth Century,Russia was overun by Mongols 59 In 1260,the Mongol army was defeated by the armies of Islam at Ain Jalut 60 Timur died in the year 1405 AD 61 The first colony established by the English in north America was Jamestown 62 Henry IV was assassinated in 1610 AD 63 The War of the Grand Alliance was fought during 1689-97 AD 64 The War of the Spanish succession was fought during 1701-14 AD 65 In 1707,the two countries who became united were England and Scotland 66 Napoleon crowned himself as Emperor in 1801 AD 67 Napoleon brought a detailed revision of the French Legal System called as Code Napoleon 68 In 1805,the French fleet was destroyed at The Battle of Trafalgar 69 The unification of Italy took place during 1858-1870 AD 70 The unification of Germany was carried-out during 1864-1870 AD 71 In 1870,Germany waged war with France 72 In 1822,the country which was declared an independent empire was Brazil 73 Abraham Lincoln,the American President was a republican from Illinois 74 The 1849 Gold-Rush was due to gold discovered at Northern California 75 Between 1836-1847,USA was at war with Mexico 76 In 1898,USA was at war with Spain 77 In 1867,USA purchased Alaska from Russia 78 In 1770,James Cook,the English Captain landed at Botany Bay of Australia 79 Suez Cananl was opened in 1869 AD 80 In 1818,the Zulu Kingdom was founded by Shaka 81 In 1911,Italy invaded Libya 82 King Leopold was from Belgium 83 The Union of South Africa was formed in 1909 AD 84 In earlier times,Turkey was referred to as The sick man of Europe 85 In 1877,Russia went to war with Turkey 86 In July 1914,Austria invaded Serbia 87 In August 1914,Germany attacked France 88 In the first World War,German forces were defeated Grumbinnen by Russia 89 In the first World War,Austria fought alongside Germany 90 In the first World War,Austria & Germany were known as Central powers 91 Finland Won Independence in 1917 from Russia 92 In 1935,Italy attacked Ethiopia 93 Benito Mussolini was the dictator of Italy 94 Mein Kampf was written by Adolf Hitler 95 Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Germany 96 In a mass genocide,Hitler targetted The Jews 97 In 1939,Hitler and Stalin concluded the Nazi-Soviet Pact 98 The Bolschevik revolution occurred in 1917 AD 99 Franco came to power in Spain in 1939 AD 100 Hitler's Nazy party came to power in 1933 AD 101 In 1940,Germany defeated Poland 102 In 1940,Germany invaded France 103 Winston Churchill was the premier of Britain 104 In December 1941,Japan attacked Pearl Harbour 105 In June 1941,Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa 106 Operation Barbarossa was launched against Soviet Union 107 In 1942,Russians broke the German front at Stalingrad 108 In 1942,British defeated the Africa Corps at El Alamein 109 The Marshall Plan was launched in June 1947 110 The European Ecomic Community was formed in 1952 AD 111 The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 AD 112 In 1937,Japan attacked China 113 In the first World War, Japan allied with Germany 114 Pearl Harbour is located in Hawai 115 During the first World War,America's President was Roosewelt 116 In February 1942,Singapore fell to Japan 117 Indonesia became independent in 1948 AD 118 Phillipines became independent in 1946 AD 119 Malaya became independent in 1957 AD 120 The Cultural Revolution was launched in China in 1966 by Mao Tse-tung 121 Prior to its Independence,Korea was a Colony of Japan 122 The Korean War was fought in 1950-53 AD 123 Tibet is presently occupied by China 124 During 1945-52,Japan was occupied by United States troops 125 In 1997,Hong Kong was reunified with China 126 Ghana became independent in 1957 AD 127 Before independence Ghana was a colony of Britain 128 The earlier name of Ghana was Gold Coast 129 Kenya became independent in 1963 AD 130 Zimbabwe became independent in 1976 AD 131 Before independence,Zimbabwe was a colony of Britain 132 Zaire became independent in 1960 AD 133 The earlier name of Zaire was Congo 134 Before independence,Zaire was under the control of Belgians 135 Before independence,Angola was under the control of Portuguese 136 The unpopular practise of South Africa was Apartheid 137 South Africa withdrew from the British Common Wealth in 1961 AD 138 In 1994,the African National Congress won the elections in South Africa under the leadership of Nelson Mandela 139 The popular leader of Cuba is Fidel Castro 140 In 1990,Iraq attacked and occupied Kuwait 141 In 1979,Afghanistan witnessed invasion by Soviet Union 142 Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty was signed in 1991 AD 143 During the Gulf War,Iraq fought under the leadership of Saddam Hussein 144 The Shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979 AD 145 Ayatollah Khomeini was the religious leader of Iran ************************
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