Historical Events and Figures in the 20th Century Quiz

Test your knowledge of 20th-century history with this quiz featuring questions on key figures, pivotal events, and significant treaties.

#1

Who was the leader of the Indian independence movement known for his philosophy of nonviolent resistance?

Mahatma Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
#2

Which scientist is credited with the theory of relativity, E=mc², and is considered one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century?

Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Niels Bohr
Marie Curie
#3

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Marie Curie
Rosalind Franklin
Dorothy Hodgkin
Irene Joliot-Curie
#4

Who was the leader of the Nazi Party and the Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945?

Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Hermann Göring
#5

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

Golda Meir
Margaret Thatcher
Indira Gandhi
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
#6

Which event marked the beginning of World War II?

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The invasion of Poland
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Treaty of Versailles
#7

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Amelia Earhart
Marie Curie
Eleanor Roosevelt
Marilyn Monroe
#8

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during much of the Cold War era?

Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Nikita Khrushchev
#9

Which historical event is often considered the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States?

Black Tuesday
Stock Market Crash of 1929
The Dust Bowl
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
#10

Which US president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?

John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
#11

Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party and the main architect of the October Revolution in Russia?

Leon Trotsky
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Grigory Zinoviev
#12

Which country was divided into North and South after World War II, leading to the Korean War?

China
Japan
Korea
Vietnam
#13

Which historical figure was a prominent leader in the Mexican Revolution and later became president of Mexico?

Pancho Villa
Emiliano Zapata
Porfirio Díaz
Benito Juárez
#14

What was the significance of the Berlin Wall in the 20th century?

It symbolized the division between democratic and communist states
It was built to commemorate the end of World War II
It marked the beginning of the Cold War
It served as a barrier against invading armies
#15

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

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

Which treaty officially ended World War I?

The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
#17

Which event is often considered the spark that ignited World War I?

The sinking of the Lusitania
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Battle of the Somme
The Zimmermann Telegram
#18

Who was the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

Margaret Thatcher
Indira Gandhi
Golda Meir
Theresa May
#19

Which political leader was known as the 'Iron Lady'?

Margaret Thatcher
Golda Meir
Angela Merkel
Indira Gandhi

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