World History Questions

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Name the British Viceroy who was the original practitioner of the policy of 'divide and rule' in Bengal.

Answer

Lord Curzon

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Before independence,Zimbabwe was a colony of ________

Answer

Britain

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2 1627
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What colony was founded by the Quakers?

Answer

Quakers are members of a group with Christian roots that began in England in the 1650s. Sir William Penn was an English nobleman, writer, early Quaker, and founder of the English North American colony the Province of Pennsylvania.

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Where did the exodusters migrate to?

A) Africa B) Kansas
C) California D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kansas

Explanation:

Exodusters migrate to Kansas and other western states as part of the Exoduster Movement or Exodus of 1879. It was the first general migration of black people following the Civil War.

 

Exodusters was a name given to African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas in the late nineteenth century.

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Which territory in America did Napoleon sell to Thomas Jefferson for $ 1.5 m?

Answer

Louisiana

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When and where did the USA first send its soldiers overseas to contain Communist expansion?

Answer

In june 1950, in South Korea

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China was also known as

Answer

Chung hua

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During the Gulf War,Iraq fought under the leadership of

Answer

Saddam Hussein

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