SS2 Third Term History Past Questions And Answers

 

20 SS2 Third Term History questions with options and answers:

 

Question: The Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, imposed harsh penalties on:

 

A) Germany

B) France

C) Britain

D) United States

Answer: A) Germany

Question: Who was the leader of the Allied forces during World War II?

 

A) Winston Churchill

B) Franklin D. Roosevelt

C) Joseph Stalin

D) Dwight D. Eisenhower

Answer: D) Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question: The term “Holocaust” is associated with:

 

A) World War I

B) World War II

C) Cold War

D) Korean War

Answer: B) World War II

Question: The Berlin Airlift was a response to the blockade of West Berlin by:

 

A) Soviet Union

B) United States

C) France

D) Britain

Answer: A) Soviet Union

Question: The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in:

 

A) 1950

B) 1962

C) 1975

D) 1989

Answer: B) 1962

Question: Nelson Mandela became the first black president of which country?

 

A) Nigeria

B) South Africa

C) Kenya

D) Ghana

Answer: B) South Africa

Question: The European Union (EU) was established to promote economic and political cooperation among European countries after:

 

A) World War I

B) World War II

C) The Cold War

D) The Renaissance

Answer: B) World War II

Question: The Indian National Congress, a key player in India’s struggle for independence, was founded by:

 

A) Jawaharlal Nehru

B) Sardar Patel

C) Mahatma Gandhi

D) Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi

Question: The Korean War occurred in the:

 

A) 1940s

B) 1950s

C) 1960s

D) 1970s

Answer: B) 1950s

Question: The United Nations was established after World War II to:

 

A) Promote global economic cooperation

B) Prevent future conflicts

C) Facilitate cultural exchanges

D) Expand colonial empires

Answer: B) Prevent future conflicts

Question: The Balfour Declaration of 1917 expressed support for the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in:

 

A) Palestine

B) India

C) South Africa

D) Australia

Answer: A) Palestine

Question: The 1964 Civil Rights Act in the United States aimed to end:

 

A) Gender discrimination

B) Racial segregation

C) Religious discrimination

D) Age discrimination

Answer: B) Racial segregation

Question: The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union reached a milestone with the landing of the first human on the moon in:

 

A) 1961

B) 1969

C) 1975

D) 1986

Answer: B) 1969

Question: The Iranian Revolution of 1979 led to the establishment of:

 

A) A secular democracy

B) A communist government

C) An Islamic Republic

D) A monarchy

Answer: C) An Islamic Republic

Question: The Rwandan Genocide, which occurred in 1994, primarily involved ethnic conflict between:

 

A) Hutus and Tutsis

B) Christians and Muslims

C) Arabs and Kurds

D) Serbs and Croats

Answer: A) Hutus and Tutsis

Question: The term “Glasnost” is associated with the policies of which Soviet leader?

 

A) Joseph Stalin

B) Leon Trotsky

C) Mikhail Gorbachev

D) Nikita Khrushchev

Answer: C) Mikhail Gorbachev

Question: The Dayton Agreement, signed in 1995, brought an end to the conflict in:

 

A) Bosnia and Herzegovina

B) Kosovo

C) Croatia

D) Macedonia

Answer: A) Bosnia and Herzegovina

Question: The Arab Spring, a series of protests and uprisings, began in which country in 2010?

 

A) Egypt

B) Syria

C) Tunisia

D) Libya

Answer: C) Tunisia

Question: The Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty addressing climate change, was adopted in:

 

A) 1992

B) 1997

C) 2001

D) 2010

Answer: B) 1997

Question: The term “Brexit” refers to the withdrawal of which country from the European Union?

 

A) France

B) Germany

C) United Kingdom

D) Italy

Answer: C) United Kingdom.