The course of war quiz
1. What event sparked the outbreak of World War I?
a) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
c) The bombing of Pearl Harbor
d) The invasion of Poland
2. Which country did the United States fight against in the War of 1812?
a) France
b) Germany
c) Great Britain
d) Russia
3. In what year did World War II end?
a) 1940
b) 1945
c) 1950
d) 1960
4. The Battle of Gettysburg was a key turning point in which war?
a) American Revolution
b) Civil War
c) World War I
d) Vietnam War
5. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a) Vladimir Putin
b) Joseph Stalin
c) Mikhail Gorbachev
d) Nikita Khrushchev
6. The War of the Roses was fought between which two English factions?
a) Lancasters and Tudors
b) Yorks and Lancasters
c) Normans and Saxons
d) Stuarts and Plantagenets
7. Which country did the United States fight against in the Korean War?
a) North Korea
b) South Korea
c) China
d) Japan
8. What event marked the beginning of the Cold War?
a) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
b) The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
c) The Cuban Missile Crisis
d) The division of Germany
9. Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II?
a) Adolf Hitler
b) Benito Mussolini
c) Joseph Stalin
d) Winston Churchill
10. The Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in which war?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) Vietnam War
d) Gulf War
Answers:
1. a) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
2. c) Great Britain
3. b) 1945
4. b) Civil War
5. d) Nikita Khrushchev
6. b) Yorks and Lancasters
7. a) North Korea
8. d) The division of Germany
9. a) Adolf Hitler
10. b) World War II