20th Century World Events and Influential Figures Quiz

Test your knowledge on key figures and events of modern history. From World War II to the Cold War, explore pivotal moments in 20th-century history.

#1

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
#2

Which event marked the beginning of World War II?

Attack on Pearl Harbor
Invasion of Poland
D-Day
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
#3

What event is often considered the beginning of the Great Depression?

Stock Market Crash of 1929
Dust Bowl
Wall Street Crash of 1929
Black Tuesday
#4

Who was the key figure in the Cuban Revolution and later became the Prime Minister and President of Cuba?

Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Batista
Raul Castro
#5

Which treaty officially ended World War I?

Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
#6

Who was the first woman to be elected as the Prime Minister of a country?

Indira Gandhi
Golda Meir
Margaret Thatcher
Benazir Bhutto
#7

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields?

Marie Curie
Rosalind Franklin
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Barbara McClintock
#8

Which U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
#9

During the Cold War, which country was divided into North and South, with the 38th parallel serving as the demarcation line?

China
Vietnam
Korea
Germany
#10

Who was the British Prime Minister known for leading the United Kingdom through World War II and is often regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders?

Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Clement Attlee
Margaret Thatcher
#11

What was the significance of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission?

First human landing on Mars
First human landing on the Moon
First spacewalk
First satellite launch
#12

Which African leader played a key role in the anti-apartheid movement and became the first black President of South Africa?

Nelson Mandela
Thabo Mbeki
Robert Mugabe
Desmond Tutu
#13

Who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule and the first Prime Minister of independent India?

Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Sardar Patel
Subhas Chandra Bose
#14

Which scientist is credited with the development of the theory of relativity?

Isaac Newton
Niels Bohr
Albert Einstein
Max Planck
#15

Who was the founder of the People's Republic of China and the leader of the Chinese Communist Party?

Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
Deng Xiaoping
Sun Yat-sen
#16

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when it dissolved in 1991?

Vladimir Putin
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
#17

Which iconic speech did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963?

I Have a Dream
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Beyond Vietnam
Mountaintop

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