TOPIC: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS)
1. Which European country was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 attributed to, sparking World War I?
a) Germany
b) France c) Austria-Hungary
d) Serbia
2. In 1917, the Russian Revolution led to the rise of which political ideology in Russia?
a) Capitalism
b) Fascism
c) Communism
d) Nationalism
3. The League of Nations, established after World War I, aimed to promote international cooperation and prevent future conflicts. In which city was its headquarters located?
a) Paris
b) Geneva
c) London
d) New York
4. Which international organization was formed in 1945 with the goal of promoting peace and cooperation after World War II?
a) NATO
b) European Union
c) United Nations
d) Warsaw Pact
5. The Korean War, which began in 1950, resulted in the division of Korea into North and South Korea. Who led the United Nations forces during this conflict?
a) Douglas MacArthur
b) Dwight D. Eisenhower
c) George S. Patton
d) Norman Schwarzkopf
6. The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a tense standoff between the United States and which other country, sparked by the placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba?
a) China
b) Soviet Union
c) France
d) United Kingdom
7. Which international agreement, signed in 1968, aimed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and promote disarmament?
a) Geneva Accords
b) Warsaw Pact
c) Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
d) Helsinki Accords
8. In 1979, which Middle Eastern country experienced an Islamic Revolution that led to the establishment of an Islamic Republic?
a) Iraq
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Iran
d) Jordan
9. The end of the Cold War, marked by the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, was largely characterized by the dissolution of which major geopolitical bloc?
a) European Union
b) Warsaw Pact
c) United Nations
d) Arab League
10. Which South African leader was released from prison in 1990, signaling the end of apartheid and paving the way for democratic elections?
a) F.W. de Klerk
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Desmond Tutu
d) Steve Biko
11. The Dayton Agreement, signed in 1995, helped bring an end to the conflict in which Balkan country?
a) Croatia
b) Bosnia and Herzegovina
c) Serbia
d) Montenegro
12. In 1991, the Gulf War began when a coalition led by the United States intervened in response to the invasion of which country by Iraq?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Kuwait
c) Iran
d) Israel
13. Which international organization was responsible for overseeing the peaceful transition from apartheid to majority rule in South Africa in the early 1990s?
a) NATO
b) European Union
c) United Nations
d) African Union
14. The Oslo Accords, signed in 1993, aimed to establish peace between which two conflicting parties in the Middle East?
a) Israel and Palestine
b) Saudi Arabia and Yemen
c) Iraq and Iran
d) Egypt and Sudan
15. The Dayton Agreement, signed in 1995, helped bring an end to the conflict in which Balkan country?
a) Croatia
b) Bosnia and Herzegovina
c) Serbia
d) Montenegro
b) France c) Austria-Hungary
d) Serbia
2. In 1917, the Russian Revolution led to the rise of which political ideology in Russia?
a) Capitalism
b) Fascism
c) Communism
d) Nationalism
3. The League of Nations, established after World War I, aimed to promote international cooperation and prevent future conflicts. In which city was its headquarters located?
a) Paris
b) Geneva
c) London
d) New York
4. Which international organization was formed in 1945 with the goal of promoting peace and cooperation after World War II?
a) NATO
b) European Union
c) United Nations
d) Warsaw Pact
5. The Korean War, which began in 1950, resulted in the division of Korea into North and South Korea. Who led the United Nations forces during this conflict?
a) Douglas MacArthur
b) Dwight D. Eisenhower
c) George S. Patton
d) Norman Schwarzkopf
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6. The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a tense standoff between the United States and which other country, sparked by the placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba?
a) China
b) Soviet Union
c) France
d) United Kingdom
7. Which international agreement, signed in 1968, aimed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and promote disarmament?
a) Geneva Accords
b) Warsaw Pact
c) Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
d) Helsinki Accords
8. In 1979, which Middle Eastern country experienced an Islamic Revolution that led to the establishment of an Islamic Republic?
a) Iraq
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Iran
d) Jordan
9. The end of the Cold War, marked by the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, was largely characterized by the dissolution of which major geopolitical bloc?
a) European Union
b) Warsaw Pact
c) United Nations
d) Arab League
10. Which South African leader was released from prison in 1990, signaling the end of apartheid and paving the way for democratic elections?
a) F.W. de Klerk
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Desmond Tutu
d) Steve Biko
11. The Dayton Agreement, signed in 1995, helped bring an end to the conflict in which Balkan country?
a) Croatia
b) Bosnia and Herzegovina
c) Serbia
d) Montenegro
12. In 1991, the Gulf War began when a coalition led by the United States intervened in response to the invasion of which country by Iraq?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Kuwait
c) Iran
d) Israel
13. Which international organization was responsible for overseeing the peaceful transition from apartheid to majority rule in South Africa in the early 1990s?
a) NATO
b) European Union
c) United Nations
d) African Union
14. The Oslo Accords, signed in 1993, aimed to establish peace between which two conflicting parties in the Middle East?
a) Israel and Palestine
b) Saudi Arabia and Yemen
c) Iraq and Iran
d) Egypt and Sudan
15. The Dayton Agreement, signed in 1995, helped bring an end to the conflict in which Balkan country?
a) Croatia
b) Bosnia and Herzegovina
c) Serbia
d) Montenegro