World History MCQs
31. Crimean War was started in ______________.
A. 1853
Explanation:
Crimean War, (October 1853–February 1856), war fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula between the Russians and the British, French, and Ottoman Turkish, with support from January 1855 by the army of Sardinia-Piedmont.
32. The First Opium War was fought between Britain and __________.
A. China
Explanation:
The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Sino War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842 (Sep 4, 1839 – Aug 29, 1842)
33. Second Opium War was fought during _______________.
C. 1856-1860
Explanation:
The Opium Wars in the mid-19th century were a critical juncture in modern Chinese history. The first Opium War was fought between China and Great Britain from 1839 to 1842. In the second Opium War, from 1856 to 1860, a weakened China fought both Great Britain and France. China lost both wars.
34. The War of Falklands was fought between England and ___________.
C. Argentina
Explanation:
Falkland Islands War, also called Falklands War, Malvinas War, or South Atlantic War, a brief undeclared war fought between Argentina and England in 1982 over control of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and associated island dependencies.
35. Who was the President of US during American Civil War?
B. Abraham Lincoln
Explanation:
The Civil War in the United States began in 1861, after decades of simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, states’ rights and westward expansion. The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 caused seven southern states to secede and form the Confederate States of America; four more states soon joined them. The War Between the States, as the Civil War was also known, ended in Confederate surrender in 1865.
