Q. The Europeans turned their attention towards Africa in the later part of the:
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
19th century
Modern World History MCQs and Notes
Q. In 1908, the nationalists in the Ottoman Empire known as “Young Turks” forced the Sultan to:
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
establish a constitutional government
Q. Germany was particularly receptive to social democracy because of which key factor?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
a large urban working class
Q. The late nineteenth- century thinker who ridiculed bourgeoisie faith in science was:
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
Friedrich Nietzsche
Q. What was a major factor that allowed imperialist power to dominate large parts of Africa and Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
Their technological and military superiority
Q. The British considered India its “jewel in the crown” because:
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
India’s population and resources made it the most valuable of all the British colonies
Q. The most prominent representative of the new imperialism in India was:
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
Lord Curzon
Q. The Treaty of Nanking (1842) compelled the Chinese to give the British:
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
All of the above
Q. Bismarck’s program of social legislation included all but which of the following
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
unemployment insurance
Q. In 1908, the nationalists in the Ottoman Empire known as “Young Turks” forced the Sultan to:
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
established a constitutional government