SS3 Second Term History Past Questions And Answers

 

20 Senior Secondary School 3 (SS3) second term history questions with options and answers:

 

Question: What was the primary cause of the French Revolution?

 

a) Economic inequality

b) Religious conflicts

c) Foreign invasions

d) Cultural stagnation

Answer: a) Economic inequality

Question: The Boxer Rebellion occurred in which country?

 

a) China

b) Japan

c) India

d) Vietnam

Answer: a) China

Question: Who was the architect of the “New Deal” during the Great Depression in the United States?

 

a) Franklin D. Roosevelt

b) Herbert Hoover

c) Harry S. Truman

d) Woodrow Wilson

Answer: a) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question: The Battle of Waterloo, a decisive conflict, took place during which war?

 

a) Napoleonic Wars

b) American Civil War

c) War of the Roses

d) Hundred Years’ War

Answer: a) Napoleonic Wars

Question: Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party during the October Revolution in Russia?

 

a) Vladimir Lenin

b) Joseph Stalin

c) Leon Trotsky

d) Mikhail Gorbachev

Answer: a) Vladimir Lenin

Question: The Treaty of Nanjing marked the end of which conflict?

 

a) Opium Wars

b) Crimean War

c) Russo-Japanese War

d) Spanish-American War

Answer: a) Opium Wars

Question: The Monroe Doctrine, a U.S. foreign policy, aimed to prevent interference from which region?

 

a) Asia

b) Europe

c) Africa

d) South America

Answer: b) Europe

Question: Who was the famous African leader and anti-apartheid activist imprisoned for 27 years?

 

a) Nelson Mandela

b) Desmond Tutu

c) Steve Biko

d) Thabo Mbeki

Answer: a) Nelson Mandela

Question: The Mayflower Compact was signed by the Pilgrims in which year?

 

a) 1620

b) 1607

c) 1642

d) 1692

Answer: a) 1620

Question: The Opium Wars involved conflicts between China and which European power?

 

a) Britain

b) France

c) Spain

d) Portugal

Answer: a) Britain

Question: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended which war and resulted in the annexation of territory by the United States?

 

a) Mexican-American War

b) Spanish-American War

c) Civil War

d) War of 1812

Answer: a) Mexican-American War

Question: What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression in the 1930s?

 

a) Stock market crash of 1929

b) Prohibition

c) Roaring Twenties

d) Treaty of Versailles

Answer: a) Stock market crash of 1929

Question: Who is credited with the unification of Germany in the 19th century?

 

a) Otto von Bismarck

b) Wilhelm II

c) Frederick the Great

d) Franz Joseph

Answer: a) Otto von Bismarck

Question: The Marshall Plan was implemented to aid the economic recovery of which continent after World War II?

 

a) Asia

b) Europe

c) Africa

d) South America

Answer: b) Europe

Question: The Battle of Gettysburg was a significant engagement during which conflict?

 

a) American Revolution

b) War of 1812

c) American Civil War

d) Spanish-American War

Answer: c) American Civil War

Question: Who wrote “The Wealth of Nations” and is considered the father of modern economics?

 

a) John Locke

b) Adam Smith

c) Karl Marx

d) Thomas Hobbes

Answer: b) Adam Smith

Question: The League of Nations, established after World War I, aimed to promote what?

 

a) Economic cooperation

b) International peace and security

c) Cultural exchange

d) Colonial expansion

Answer: b) International peace and security

Question: What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolution?

 

a) British victory

b) French intervention

c) American surrender

d) Spanish alliance

Answer: b) French intervention

Question: The Treaty of Portsmouth ended which conflict between Russia and Japan?

 

a) Russo-Turkish War

b) Russo-Japanese War

c) Crimean War

d) Napoleonic Wars

Answer: b) Russo-Japanese War

Question: The Cultural Revolution in China was initiated by which leader?

 

a) Mao Zedong

b) Deng Xiaoping

c) Chiang Kai-shek

d) Sun Yat-sen

Answer: a) Mao Zedong.