1971. Owing to the Franco-Prussian War of………….., France lost Alsace and Lorraine to Prussia.
A. 1870
B. 1873
C. 1878
D. 1896
✅ The correct answer is option A.
UPSC
1972. The German Kaiser …………….declared that Germany was determined to become a world power and this would arouse rivalry with Britain.
A. lloyd george
B. william ii
C. theodore roosevelt
D. elizabeth i
✅ The correct answer is option B.
1973. The Empress Tz’u-hsi fled ……………..for Xian
A. peking
B. fukien
C. hunan
D. shensi
✅ The correct answer is option A.
1974. In May………………, the Empress Dowager asked the Boxers to enter Peking to show her their magical kung-fu.
A. 1900
B. 1905
C. 1908
D. 1911
✅ The correct answer is option A.
1975. In 1899, ……………, the new Shantung governor, gave active support to the Boxer Movement.
A. yu-hsien
B. kuang-hsu
C. dowager tz’u-hsi
D. theodore roosevelt
✅ The correct answer is option A.
1976. From 1895 to 1898, Shantung was under the rule of Governor ……………..who secretly encouraged the Boxers to attack Christian missionaries.
A. li ping-heng
B. yuan shih-k’ai
C. chang chih-tung
D. k’ang yu-wei
✅ The correct answer is option A.
1977. Boxer Uprising / Movement (1900) were in ……………
A. china
B. germany
C. japan
D. spain
✅ The correct answer is option A.
1978. On February 12, 1912, under …………..pressure, the Manchu court announced its abdication.
A. mao’s
B. chiang kai-shek’s
C. sun yat-sen’s
D. yuan’s
✅ The correct answer is option D.
1979. Ever since the Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864), Manchu dynasty’s political power had been decentralized in……………….
A. china
B. germany
C. italy
D. russia
✅ The correct answer is option A.
1980. The end of the Ch’ing dynasty was in February ……………..
A. 1812
B. 1832
C. 1843
D. 1912
✅ The correct answer is option D.