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Unit 13:Imperialism and its Onslaught
Tamil Nadu Board 12th Standard History - Unit 13: Book Back Answers and Solutions
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Question Types Covered:
- 1 Mark Questions: Choose the correct answer, Fill in the blanks, Identify the correct statement, Match the following
- 2 Mark Questions: Answer briefly
- 3, 4, and 5 Mark Questions: Answer in detail
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Unit 13:Imperialism and its Onslaught
I. Choose the correct answer.
1. What was the battle in which the French succeeded in pushing back the advancing army of Germans?
(a) Battle of Marne
(b) Battle of Tannenberg
(c) Battle of Verdun
(d) Battle of Somme
Answer Key:
(a) Battle of Marne
2. Laissez Faire is a word coined by__________
(a) John A. Hobson
(b) Karl Marx
(c) Fischer
(d) Gournay
Answer Key:
(d) Gournay
3. 'An inquiry into the Nature and causes of the Wealth of Nations' was authored by________
(a) Adam smith
(b) Thomas Paine
(c) Quesnay
(d) Karl Marx
Answer Key:
(a) Adam smith
4. England decided on free trade policy in________
(a) 1833
(b) 1836
(c) 1843
(d) 1858
Answer Key:
(a) 1833
5. Assertion (A): In the second half of the nineteenth century many nations were faced with the problem of surplus manufactures.
Reason (R): Surplus manufactures forced nations to find new markets.
(a) A and R are correct. R explains A
(b) A and R are correct. R does not explain A
(c) A is true but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong and R is true
Answer Key:
(b) A and R are correct. R does not explain A
6. Tariff Act, 1879 was enacted by_______
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Britain
(d) USA
Answer Key:
(a) Germany
7. Shimonoseki Treaty was signed after the________
(a) Russio-Japanese war
(b) Second Opium War
(c) Second Anglo-Chinese War
(d) Sino-Japanese war
Answer Key:
(d) Sino-Japanese war
8. The treaty of Portsmouth was signed at the mediation of_______
(a) Spain
(b) Britain
(c) USA
(d) France
Answer Key:
(c) USA
9. Which country presented 21 demands to the President of the newly established Chinese Republic?
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Japan
(d) Britain
Answer Key:
(c) Japan
10. The new state of Albania was created based on the_______
(a) Treaty of Bucharest, 1913
(b) Treaty of Versailles, 1919
(c) Treaty of London, 1913
(d) Treaty of St. Germaine
Answer Key:
(c) Treaty of London, 1913
11. Which one of the following was not part of the Central Powers?
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Austria-Hungary
(c) Turkey
(d) Montenegro
Answer Key:
(d) Montenegro
12. With imminent attack on Paris, the French Government moved to______
(a) Marseilles
(b) Bordeaux
(c) Lyons
(d) Versailles
Answer Key:
(d) Versailles
13. Which one of the following was not a part of the Treaty of Versailles?
(a) Germany was required to surrender Alsace - Lorraine to France
(b) Saar valley to be given to France
(c) The Rhineland was to be occupied by the Allies
(d) Danzig was to be under the control of Poland
Answer Key:
(d) Danzig was to be under the control of Poland
14. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Edict of Emancipation – Alexander II
(b) Bloody Sunday - Nicholas II
(c) 500 Serf riots in Russia - Nicholas I
(d) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - Alexander III
Answer Key:
(d) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - Alexander III
15. Assertion (A): The League of Nations was shown to have no teeth.
Reason (R): The principle of “collective security’ could not be applied in actual practice.
(a) A and R are correct. R explains A
(b) A and R are correct but R does not explain A
(c) A is correct but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong and R is correct
Answer Key:
(a) A and R are correct. R explains A
16. Assertion (A): The Great Depression which affected the entire world had made no impact on USSR.
Reason (R): Land was declared as social property and distributed among poor Peasants.
(a) A and R are correct. R explains A.
(b) A and R are correct but R does not explain A.
(c) A is correct but R is wrong.
(d) A is wrong. R is correct.
Answer Key:
(b) A and R are correct but R does not explain A.
17. The first Secretary General of the League of Nations Eric Drummond belonged to_______
(a) France
(b) South Africa
(c) Britain
(d) USA
Answer Key:
(c) Britain
18. The League of Nations was dissolved in_______
(a) 1939
(b) 1941
(c) 1945
(d) 1946
Answer Key:
(d) 1946
19. Who designated Hitler as the Chancellor of Germany?
(a) General Ludendorff
(b) Von Hindenburg
(c) General Smuts
(d) Alfred von Bethmann
Answer Key:
(b) Von Hindenburg
20. What was the name of journal Mussolini edited?
(a) Avanti
(b) Pravda
(c) Marxist
(d) Mein Kampf
Answer Key:
(a) Avanti
(a) Battle of Marne
(b) Battle of Tannenberg
(c) Battle of Verdun
(d) Battle of Somme
Answer Key:
(a) Battle of Marne
2. Laissez Faire is a word coined by__________
(a) John A. Hobson
(b) Karl Marx
(c) Fischer
(d) Gournay
Answer Key:
(d) Gournay
3. 'An inquiry into the Nature and causes of the Wealth of Nations' was authored by________
(a) Adam smith
(b) Thomas Paine
(c) Quesnay
(d) Karl Marx
Answer Key:
(a) Adam smith
4. England decided on free trade policy in________
(a) 1833
(b) 1836
(c) 1843
(d) 1858
Answer Key:
(a) 1833
5. Assertion (A): In the second half of the nineteenth century many nations were faced with the problem of surplus manufactures.
Reason (R): Surplus manufactures forced nations to find new markets.
(a) A and R are correct. R explains A
(b) A and R are correct. R does not explain A
(c) A is true but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong and R is true
Answer Key:
(b) A and R are correct. R does not explain A
6. Tariff Act, 1879 was enacted by_______
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Britain
(d) USA
Answer Key:
(a) Germany
7. Shimonoseki Treaty was signed after the________
(a) Russio-Japanese war
(b) Second Opium War
(c) Second Anglo-Chinese War
(d) Sino-Japanese war
Answer Key:
(d) Sino-Japanese war
8. The treaty of Portsmouth was signed at the mediation of_______
(a) Spain
(b) Britain
(c) USA
(d) France
Answer Key:
(c) USA
9. Which country presented 21 demands to the President of the newly established Chinese Republic?
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Japan
(d) Britain
Answer Key:
(c) Japan
10. The new state of Albania was created based on the_______
(a) Treaty of Bucharest, 1913
(b) Treaty of Versailles, 1919
(c) Treaty of London, 1913
(d) Treaty of St. Germaine
Answer Key:
(c) Treaty of London, 1913
11. Which one of the following was not part of the Central Powers?
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Austria-Hungary
(c) Turkey
(d) Montenegro
Answer Key:
(d) Montenegro
12. With imminent attack on Paris, the French Government moved to______
(a) Marseilles
(b) Bordeaux
(c) Lyons
(d) Versailles
Answer Key:
(d) Versailles
13. Which one of the following was not a part of the Treaty of Versailles?
(a) Germany was required to surrender Alsace - Lorraine to France
(b) Saar valley to be given to France
(c) The Rhineland was to be occupied by the Allies
(d) Danzig was to be under the control of Poland
Answer Key:
(d) Danzig was to be under the control of Poland
14. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Edict of Emancipation – Alexander II
(b) Bloody Sunday - Nicholas II
(c) 500 Serf riots in Russia - Nicholas I
(d) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - Alexander III
Answer Key:
(d) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - Alexander III
15. Assertion (A): The League of Nations was shown to have no teeth.
Reason (R): The principle of “collective security’ could not be applied in actual practice.
(a) A and R are correct. R explains A
(b) A and R are correct but R does not explain A
(c) A is correct but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong and R is correct
Answer Key:
(a) A and R are correct. R explains A
16. Assertion (A): The Great Depression which affected the entire world had made no impact on USSR.
Reason (R): Land was declared as social property and distributed among poor Peasants.
(a) A and R are correct. R explains A.
(b) A and R are correct but R does not explain A.
(c) A is correct but R is wrong.
(d) A is wrong. R is correct.
Answer Key:
(b) A and R are correct but R does not explain A.
17. The first Secretary General of the League of Nations Eric Drummond belonged to_______
(a) France
(b) South Africa
(c) Britain
(d) USA
Answer Key:
(c) Britain
18. The League of Nations was dissolved in_______
(a) 1939
(b) 1941
(c) 1945
(d) 1946
Answer Key:
(d) 1946
19. Who designated Hitler as the Chancellor of Germany?
(a) General Ludendorff
(b) Von Hindenburg
(c) General Smuts
(d) Alfred von Bethmann
Answer Key:
(b) Von Hindenburg
20. What was the name of journal Mussolini edited?
(a) Avanti
(b) Pravda
(c) Marxist
(d) Mein Kampf
Answer Key:
(a) Avanti
II.Answer the following questions.
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III. Answer the following questions.
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IV. Answer the following questions.
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