The World after World War II

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For History Standard 10 Full Book “The World after World War II”

I Choose the correct answer:
1. Which American President followed the policy of containment of Communism?
a) Woodrow Wilson
b) Truman
c) Theodore Roosevelt
d) Franklin Roosevelt

2. When was People’s Political Consultative Conference held in China?
a) September 1959
b) September 1948
c) September 1954
d) September 1949

3. The United States and European allies formed to resist any Soviet aggression in Europe.
a) SEATO
b) NATO
c) SENTO
d) Warsaw Pact

4. Who became the Chairman of the PLO’s Executive Committee in 1969?
a) Hafez al-Assad
b) Yasser Arafat
c) Nasser
d) Saddam Hussein

5. When was North and South Vietnam united?
a) 1975
b) 1976
c) 1973
d) 1974

6. When was the Warsaw Pact dissolved?
a) 1979
b) 1989
c) 1990
d) 1991

II Fill in the blanks:
1. _____ was known as the “Father of modern China”.
2. In 1918, the society for the study of Marxism was formed in _____University.
3. After the death of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the leader of the Kuomintang party was _____.
4. _____ treaty is open to any Arab nation desiring peace and security in the region.
5. The treaty of _____ provided for mandates in Turkish -Arab Empire.
6. Germany joined the NATO in _____.
7. _____ was the Headquarters of the Council of Europe.
8. _____ treaty signed on February 7, 1992 created the European Union.

Answers:
1. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
2. Peking
3. Chiang Kai-Shek
4. Central
5. Versailles
6. 1955
7. Strasbourg
8. The Maastricht

III Choose the correct statement/statements:
1. i) In China (1898) the young emperor, under the influence of the educated minority, initiated a series of reforms known as the 100 days of reforms.
ii) The Kuomintang Party represented the interests of the workers and peasants.
iii) Yuan Shih-Kai had lost prestige in the eyes of Nationalists, when he agreed to the demand of Japan to have economic control of Manchuria and Shantung.
iv) Soviet Union refused to recognize the People’s Republic of China for more than two decades.
a) (i) and (ii) are correct
b) (ii) and (iii) are correct
c) (i) and (iii) are correct
d) (i) and (iv) are correct

2. i) In 1948, the Soviets had established left wing government in the countries of Eastern Europe that had been liberated by the Soviet Army.
ii) The chief objective of NATO was to preserve peace and security in the North Atlantic region.
iii) The member countries of SEATO were committed to prevent democracy from gaining ground in the region.
iv) Britain used the atomic bomb against Japan to convey its destructive capability to the USSR.
a) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
b) (i) and (ii) are correct
c) (iii) and (iv) are correct
d) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

3. Assertion (A): America’s Marshall Plan was for reconstruction of the war-ravaged Europe.
Reason (R): The US conceived the Marshal Plan to bring the countries in the Western Europe under its influence.
a) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A
b) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
c) Both (A) and (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
d) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct

IV Match the following:
1. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen       A. South Vietnam
2. Syngman Rhee        B. Kuomintung
3. Anwar Sadat            C. South Korea
4. Ho-Chi Minh            D. Egypt
5. Ngo Dinh Diem        E. North Vietnam

Answers:
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. E
5. A