The twentiethh century

Test 9

1. Choose the right option. What country was the strongest world power at the start of the century?

A USA

B Germany

C France

D Italy

E Britain

2. Choose the right option(s). What countries were the strongest by the 1970s of the century?

A USA

B Britain

C the USSR

D France

3. Choose the right option(s). What country had a better army at the beginning of the century?

A Germany

B Britain

C France

4. Choose the right option(s ). What new weapons were used in the First World War?

A machine guns

B tanks

C modern artillery

D submarines

5. Choose the right option(s). What did Britain fight in the First World War for?

A democracy and freedom

B Germany’s destruction

C to defend the British navy

D to defend weak Belgium

6. Choose the right option. Where was the war more important on land or at sea?

A on land

B at sea

7. Choose the right option. Germany managed to sink … of Britain’s merchant fleet.

A 30%

B 40%

C50%

D 60%

8. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). If Germany’s navy had destroyed the British fleet at Jutland, British would have had to surrender.

9. Choose the right option. What country lost in the First World War?

A Britain

B France

C Germany

D Belgium

10. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). After the First World War public opinion demanded on mercy for Germany.

11. Choose the right option. How large was Britain’s army in the First World War?

A 3mln.

B 4mln.

C 5mln.

D 6mln

12. Choose the right option. How many British people died in the First World War?

A 500 000

B 750 000

C 1mln

D 1,5mln

13. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). When the First World War was over, the feeling of the nation was “Never again”.

14. How did trade union movement develop? Match the years and the number of trade union members.

1. 1900 A. 5mln

2. 1914 B. 2mln.

3. 1918 C. 8mln.

15. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). All men and women aged twenty-one were allowed to vote.

16. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). The number of voters doubled from 8 mln to 16mln people after the First World War.

17. Choose the right option(s). The reasons for the rise of the Labour Party were:

A popularity of ideas of K. Marx

B the growth of numbers of voters

C the growth of trade unions

D most voters belonged to the working class

18. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). The first Labour government was elected in 1923.

19. Choose the right option. British Labourists wanted to change things by…

A a socialist revolution

B accepted constitutional means

20. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F ). Most working people wished to improve their financial situation and enjoy the advantages of the middle class without being involved in socialist beliefs.

21. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). The Bolshevik revolution in Russia impressed the British people.

22. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). The Liberal Party was replaced by the Labour Party and completely disappeared.

23. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). Women were treated like slaves by their husbands at the beginning of the 20^th century.

24. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F ). Until 1897 husbands were allowed by law to beat their wives with a stick.

25. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). Women were allowed to study at Oxford and Cambridge without receiving a degree at the end.

26. Choose the right option(s). What helped women get equal rights?

A “suffragettes” movement

B trade unions

C economic situation due to the First World War

27. Choose the right option. When did Northern Ireland declare Irish Republic?

A 1914

B1937

C1945

D 1952

28. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). The Labour government managed to create a land “fit for heroes”, as they promised.

29. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). In the 1930s Britain was affected by economic crises.

30. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). The depression in Germany led to the rise of Adolph Hitler.

31. Choose the right option(s). Development of what industry helped Britain to recover?

A Textile

B Shipbuilding

C Automobile building

D Military

32. Choose the right option(s). What country helped Britain to develop industry producing weapons, aircraft and equipment for war?

A Germany

B France

C USA

D Spain

33. Choose the right option. The Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 showed………… of the International organization League of Nations.

A. strength

B. weakness

34. Choose the right option. When did Britain enter the Second World War?

A in Poland 1939

B in Czech 1938

C in France 1940

35. Choose the right option. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during the Second World War?

A. Neville Chamberlain

B. Winston Churchill

C. Roosevelt

36. Choose the right option. Whose air force won a battle in the air over Britain?

A. Germany’s

B. Britain’s

37. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). In Britain many towns were destroyed, 1.500 000 people were made homeless due to German bombing.

38. Choose the right option. What were Britain’s interests in the Second World War?

A the “balance of power” in Europe B control of the Atlantic Ocean

C control of the oil in the Middle East D control of the Suez Canal

E control of colonies in Asia, Africa and Australia F control in The Pacific Ocean

39. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). Over 110.000 people died immediately in Nagasaki and Hiroshima because of the new atomic bombs.

40. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). 363 000 British people died in the Second World War.

41. Choose the right option(s). What four freedoms were proclaimed by President Roosevelt?

A freedom of speech and expression B freedom of worship

C freedom from fear D freedom from want

E freedom from registration F freedom from race discrimination

G freedom from slavery J freedom from genocide

42. Choose the right option. What International organization replaced the League of Nations after the Second World War?

A NATO

B UN

C Warsaw Pact

D European Community

E Commonwealth

43. Choose the right option(s). Which countries were divided into two parts after the Second World War?

A Poland

B Korea

C Japan

D Germany

44. Choose the right option(s). What three important technical developments in the 1950s made Britain consider itself a world power?

A space research

B design of nuclear weapons and nuclear power stations

C design of intercontinental ballistic missiles

D design of the supersonic aircraft Concorde

45. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). After the Suez events Britain became politically weaker.

46. Choose the right option(s). What social benefits did British people gain in the 1940-50s?

A free secondary education

B free higher education

C free medical treatment

D subsidies for unemployed, disabled and sick people

47. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). In the 1940-50s the Labour government took over the Bank of England, power (coal, iron, steel) and transport.

48. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). This nationalization was popular.

49. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). Britain was able to recover quickly from the Second World War due to the Marshal Aid Programme.

50. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). In the 1950s there was no unemployment in Britain.

51. Choose the right option. What musical group was the best representative of the youthful “pop” culture of the 1960s?

A the Rolling Stones

B the Beatles

C the ABBA

52. Choose the right option. What was perhaps the clearest symbol of the “permissive society”?

A sexual life without marriage

B mini skirts

C the Beatles

53. Choose the right option. After the Second World War Iraq was … colony.

A Britain’s

B Germany’s

C Spain’s

54. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). In spite of the “permissive society” the monarchy during the 20^th century became more popular than it was before.

55. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F ). Since 1952 when Elisabeth II became queen, the monarchy has increased in popularity.

56. Choose the right option. When did Iraq receive its independence?

A 1945

B 1955

C 1965

D 1975

57. Choose the right option. When did India become independent?

A 1945

B 1947

C 1949

D 1952

58. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). By 1985 Britain had lost almost all its colonies.

59. Choose the right option. When did Britain become a member of the European Community?

A 1973

B 1969

C 1975

D 1980

60. Choose the right option(s ). Britain’s attitude towards the European Community was unenthusiastic for reasons:

A Britain couldn’t decide whether its 1^st loyalty was to Europe or to the USA.

B Britain did not want to lessen its sovereignty.

C Britain did not feel any economic benefit from Europe.

D They spoke different languages.

E Many European countries were Britain’s enemies in the Second World War.

61. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). In support of the USA Britain boycotted the Moscow Olympics in 1980.

62. Choose the right option(s). What were the problems of the late 1960s – 1970s?

A Unemployment

B Rising prices

C Being behind all European countries economically

D Black immigration

63. Choose the right option. When was Margaret Thatcher elected?

A 1979

B 1977

C 1980

64. Choose the right option. Margaret Thatcher belonged to … party.

A the Conservative

B the Labour

65. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). Margaret Thatcher managed to stop Britain’s decline as she promised.

66. Choose the right option(s). Margaret Thatcher’s “achievements” were:

A growth of unemployment from 1.25mln in 1979 to over 3mln.

B nationalization of British companies such as British Airways, British Aerospace, British Shipbuilders, gas and others.

C a falling rate of crime prevention and detectives.

D creation of the society of “two nations” – wealthy and poor.

E increase of homeless people.

F unemployment among Blacks was twice as high as among white population.

67. Choose the right option(s). What anniversaries did Britain celebrate in 1988?

A the defeat of the Spanish Armada

B the Glorious Revolution

C the defeat of Napoleonic troops

D the defeat of Germany in the First World War

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