Class 10 social Unit 1 Outbreak of World War I and Its Aftermath

I Choose the correct answer 

 1. What were the three major empires shattered by the end of First World War?

a) Germany, Austria Hungary, and the Ottomans

b) Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia

c) Spain, Portugal and Italy

d) Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

Ans : a) Germany, Austria Hungary, and the Ottomans

2. Which country emerged as the strongest in East Asia towards the close of nineteenth century?

a) China

b) Japan

c) Korea

d) Mongolia

Ans: b) Japan

3. Who said "imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism"?

a) Lenin

c) Sun Yat-sen

b) Marx

d) Mao Tsetung

Ans: a) Lenin

4. What is the Battle of Marne remembered for?

a) air warfare

b) trench warfare

c) submarine warfare

d) ship warfare

Ans: b) trench warfare

5. To which country did the first Secretary General of League of Nations belong?

a) Britain

b) France

c) Dutch

d) USA

Ans: a) Britain

6. Which country was expelled from the League of Nations for attacking Finland?

a) Germany

b) Russia

c) Italy

d) France

Ans: b) Russia

II Fill in the blanks

1. Japan forced a war on China in the year _______

2. The new state of Albania was created according to the Treaty of _____ signed in May 1913. 

3. Japan entered into an alliance with England in the year______

4. In the Balkans _________ had mixed population. 

5. In the battle of Tannenberg  _____  suffered heavy losses . 

6. __________ as Prime Minister represented France in Paris Peace Conference.

7. Locarno Treaty was signed in the year_____

Answers:

1.1894

2. London

3. 1902

4. Macedonia

5. Russia

6. Clemenceau

7.  1925

III Choose the correct statement

1.

i) The Turkish Empire contained many non-Turkish people in the Balkans.

ii) Turkey fought on the side of the central powers

iii) Turkey's attempt to attack Suez Canal but were repulsed.

a) i) and ii) are correct

b) i) and iii) are correct

c) ii) and iii) are correct

d) i), ii) and iii) are correct

Ans: d) i), ii) and iii) are correct

2. Assertion: The first European attempts to carve out colonies in Africa resulted in bloody battles.

Reason: There was stiff resistance from the native population.

a) Both A and R are correct

b) A is right but R is not the correct reason

c) Both A and R are wrong

d) R is right but A is wrong.

Ans : a) Both A and R are correct

IV Match the following

1. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk –  Versailles

2. Jingoism – Turkey

3. Kemal Pasha – Russia with Germany

4. Emden – England 

5. Hall of Mirrors – Madras

Answers:

A. (iii)

B. (iv)

C. (ii)

D. (v)

E. (i)