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Imperialism Challenged, 1914-1967 (Part One)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did the First World War start?

a)

1918

b)

1915

c)

1914

d)

1911

2.

What year did the First World War end?

a)

1917

b)

1919

c)

1921

d)

1918

3.

Who was the British Prime minister in 1917?

a)

Herbert Asquith

b)

David Lloyd George

c)

Lord Salisbury

d)

Ramsey Mcdonald

4.

Which of these colonies became British "Mandates"? (Two Answers)

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Palestine

c)

Transjordan

d)

Nigeria

5.

Which British officer famously supported Arab nationalism against the Turks?

a)

Colonel Blimp

b)

Colonel Simm

c)

T.E. Lawrence

d)

Sir Mark Sykes

6.

Which Foreign Secretary backed the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine?

a)

Sykes

b)

Eden

c)

Lord Simon

d)

Balfour

7.

In which city did the Easter Rising take place?

a)

Belfast

b)

Derry

c)

Cork

d)

Dublin

8.

Who led the Indian National Army?

a)

Chandra Rose

b)

Jinnah

c)

Nehru

d)

Gandhi

9.

Which Viceroy of India took over after the Second world War?

a)

Curzon

b)

Kirk

c)

Mountbatten

d)

Rhodes

10.

In what years were the "Government of India Acts" passed? (Two Answers)

a)

1919

b)

1922

c)

1930

d)

1935

11.

Which organisation introduced the mandates in the Middle East?

a)

United Nations

b)

British Imperial Council

c)

League of Nations

d)

The Arab League

12.

Which law gave greater autonomy to the Dominions?

a)

Statute of Durban

b)

Statute of Delhi

c)

Statute of Edinburgh

d)

Statute of Westminster

13.

Which idea was promoted by Joseph Chamberlain and Lord Beaverbrook?

a)

Decolonisation

b)

Dominion status of India

c)

Imperial Preference

d)

Lend-Lease

14.

What "standard" was often applied to currency?

a)

High

b)

Platinum

c)

Gold

d)

Diamond

15.

Which economist influenced the welfare state, created after WWII?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

John Maynard Keynes

c)

Lord Beaverbrook

d)

Sir John Simon

16.

Who took over the leadership of Burma after the Second World War?

a)

Aung San

b)

Huang Xiaoming

c)

Li Yifeng

d)

Deng Lun

17.

Who led the "All India Muslim League"?

a)

Nehru

b)

Gandhi

c)

Jinnah

d)

Mountbatten

18.

Who led the Hindu Congress Movement?

a)

Gandhi

b)

Nehru

c)

Jinnah

d)

Mountbatten

19.

Who was Prime Minster when India, Pakistan and Burma gained their independence

a)

Churchill

b)

MacMillan

c)

Attlee

d)

McDonald

20.

Which turning point battle took place in Egypt during the Second World War?

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Operation Torch

c)

Siege of Benghazi

d)

Battle of El Alamein