World History MCQs
21. Who was the second President of USA?
B. John Adams
Explanation:
John Adams (1735-1826) was a leader of the American Revolution, and served as the second U.S. president from 1797 to 1801. He then served a term as the nation’s second president. He was defeated for another term by Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826).
22. Ho Chi Minh was a leader of ____________.
A. Vietnam
Explanation:
Hồ Chà Minh, commonly known as Uncle Ho, President Ho and by other aliases and sobriquets, was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary, nationalist, and politician. He served as Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 to 1955, and as President from 1945 until his death in 1969
23. When did Atom Bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
C. 1945
Explanation:
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, during World War II, American bombing raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) that marked the first use of atomic weapons in war. Tens of thousands were killed in the initial explosions and many more would later succumb to radiation poisoning. On August 10, one day after the bombing of Nagasaki, the Japanese government issued a statement agreeing to accept the Allied surrender terms that had been dictated in the Potsdam Declaration.
24. Battle of Hydaspes was fought between Alexander and Raja Porus?
B. 326 BC
Explanation:
The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought in 326 BC between Alexander the Great and King Porus of the Paurava kingdom on the banks of the river Jhelum (known to the Greeks as Hydaspes) in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent (modern-day Punjab, Pakistan).
25. Japan attacked on Pearl Harbor on ____________.
C. 7 December 1941
Explanation:
Pearl Harbor attack, (December 7, 1941), surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. The strike climaxed a decade of worsening relations between the United States and Japan.
