Deck 18: Historical Events and Organizations

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On October 1, …………., Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

A)1939
B)1949
C)1953
D)1956
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South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was formed in………….

A)1944
B)1954
C)1957
D)1959
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Which was the Headquarters of SEATO?

A)czechoslovakia
B)bangkok
C)jerusalem
D)malaysia
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SEATO was formally disbanded in…………..

A)1967
B)1977
C)1979
D)1987
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The Warsaw Pact officially disbanded in March and July of …………. following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

A)1931
B)1941
C)1991
D)1992
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The main purpose of the …………Pact was to prevent communist incursions and foster peace in the Middle East.

A)baghdad
B)albania
C)poland
D)palestine
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………………. was renamed the Central Treaty Organization, or CENTO, in 1959 after Iraq pulled out of the Pact.

A)baghdad
B)hungary
C)bulgaria
D)romania
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CENTO was formally disbanded in…………….

A)1959
B)1969
C)1979
D)1989
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In…………, the Suez Canal became the focus of a major world conflict.

A)1916
B)1926
C)1956
D)1958
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In the late 19th century ………….arose as a nationalist and political movement aimed at restoring the land of Israel as a national home for the Jewish people.

A)zionism
B)cento
C)lollards
D)judaism
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The first Zionist congress took place in 1897 in Basel under the guidance of ……………..journalist Theodor Herzl.

A)austrian
B)lebanon
C)soviet union
D)american
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Who wrote the book "The Jewish State"?

A)theodor herzl
B)john f. kennedy
C)nikita khrushchev
D)fidel castro
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The PLO was created in …………………

A)1914
B)1924
C)1944
D)1964
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By 1967 the ………………had decided that their primary goal was the destruction of the state of Israel.

A)plo
B)zionism
C)cominform
D)cento
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formally dissolved on 25th December,…………..

A)1941
B)1951
C)1967
D)1991
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…………….led the USSR from 1962-1982.

A)leonid brezhnev
B)stalin
C)khrushchev
D)cherenkov
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In 1894 ……………..founded the Chinese Revival society.

A)dr. sun yat sen
B)chiang kai-shek
C)mao
D)yuanshikai
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The Boxer Rebellion in China was in ………………

A)1800
B)1890
C)1900
D)1907
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The Manchu dynasty was overthrown in a revolution of …………….

A)1879
B)1891
C)1911
D)1921
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Japan captured Manchuria and withdrew from the League of Nations in …………...

A)1911
B)1921
C)1931
D)1935
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In 1941 …………..attacked the American Fleet at Pearl Harbor.

A)china
B)japan
C)britain
D)spain
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In 1949 Indonesia becomes independent from …………rule.

A)none
B)dutch french
C)spanish
D)british
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Deck 18: Historical Events and Organizations
1
On October 1, …………., Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

A)1939
B)1949
C)1953
D)1956
1949
2
South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was formed in………….

A)1944
B)1954
C)1957
D)1959
1954
3
Which was the Headquarters of SEATO?

A)czechoslovakia
B)bangkok
C)jerusalem
D)malaysia
bangkok
4
SEATO was formally disbanded in…………..

A)1967
B)1977
C)1979
D)1987
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The Warsaw Pact officially disbanded in March and July of …………. following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

A)1931
B)1941
C)1991
D)1992
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The main purpose of the …………Pact was to prevent communist incursions and foster peace in the Middle East.

A)baghdad
B)albania
C)poland
D)palestine
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………………. was renamed the Central Treaty Organization, or CENTO, in 1959 after Iraq pulled out of the Pact.

A)baghdad
B)hungary
C)bulgaria
D)romania
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CENTO was formally disbanded in…………….

A)1959
B)1969
C)1979
D)1989
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In…………, the Suez Canal became the focus of a major world conflict.

A)1916
B)1926
C)1956
D)1958
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In the late 19th century ………….arose as a nationalist and political movement aimed at restoring the land of Israel as a national home for the Jewish people.

A)zionism
B)cento
C)lollards
D)judaism
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The first Zionist congress took place in 1897 in Basel under the guidance of ……………..journalist Theodor Herzl.

A)austrian
B)lebanon
C)soviet union
D)american
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Who wrote the book "The Jewish State"?

A)theodor herzl
B)john f. kennedy
C)nikita khrushchev
D)fidel castro
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The PLO was created in …………………

A)1914
B)1924
C)1944
D)1964
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By 1967 the ………………had decided that their primary goal was the destruction of the state of Israel.

A)plo
B)zionism
C)cominform
D)cento
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formally dissolved on 25th December,…………..

A)1941
B)1951
C)1967
D)1991
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…………….led the USSR from 1962-1982.

A)leonid brezhnev
B)stalin
C)khrushchev
D)cherenkov
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In 1894 ……………..founded the Chinese Revival society.

A)dr. sun yat sen
B)chiang kai-shek
C)mao
D)yuanshikai
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The Boxer Rebellion in China was in ………………

A)1800
B)1890
C)1900
D)1907
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The Manchu dynasty was overthrown in a revolution of …………….

A)1879
B)1891
C)1911
D)1921
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Japan captured Manchuria and withdrew from the League of Nations in …………...

A)1911
B)1921
C)1931
D)1935
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In 1941 …………..attacked the American Fleet at Pearl Harbor.

A)china
B)japan
C)britain
D)spain
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In 1949 Indonesia becomes independent from …………rule.

A)none
B)dutch french
C)spanish
D)british
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