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History Quiz #442

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 3 July 2017

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Q1. Full independence was granted by the UK to New Zealand by what?

A
The Statute of Westminster 1931
B
The Balfour Declaration of 1926
C
Colonial Conference of 1907
D
The Colonies Act 1898
Select from the options above.

Q2. Which organisation, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, was established as an agency of the League of Nations in the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and became a specialised agency of the United Nations after the demise of the League in 1946?

A
UNESCO
B
ILO
C
FAO
D
FIFA
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Q3. In November 1903, Panama declared its independence from which country to enable a treaty to be signed with the USA?

A
Spain
B
Colombia
C
Mexico
D
Uruguay
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Q4. When Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang lost the civil war in China to Mao Zedong where did they escape to in 1949?

A
Laos
B
Taiwan
C
Korea
D
Japan
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Q5. The Mérida Initiative agreed in 2008 to combat the threats of drug trafficking, transnational organised crime and money laundering is an agreement for co-operation between which countries?

A
USA, and Mexico and the countries of Central America
B
USA and the European Union
C
Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia
D
USA and Canada
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Q6. Which of these was the main cause of Britain entering World War II?

A
King George VI's son was killed in the German invasion of Belgium
B
Germany sank a number of British merchant ships
C
Germany tried to invade Australia
D
An alliance, activated when Germany invaded Poland
Select from the options above.

Q7. What trading company was a major influence on the growth of the city Gothenburg in Sweden during the 18th and early 19th centuries?

A
Volvo
B
Swedish Trading Company Limited
C
Swedish Pharma
D
The Swedish East India Company
Select from the options above.
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