History Question Answer

41. In which year did the American Civil War begin?

• A) 1857
• B) 1859
• C) 1861
• D) 1863

42. Who in world history is also known as the "Little Corporal"?

• A) Otto von Bismarck
• B) Frederick the Great
• C) Giuseppe Garibaldi
• D) Napoleon Bonaparte

43. Who was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity?

• A) Nero
• B) Trajan
• C) Constantine the Great
• D) Diocletian

44. Who wrote "Natural History"?

• A) Pliny the Elder
• B) Tacitus
• C) Livy
• D) Suetonius

45. Who first coined the term "Neolithic Age"?

• A) Gordon Childe
• B) Charles Lyell
• C) John Lubbock
• D) Lewis Henry Morgan

46. Which city is known as the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• A) Florence
• B) Milan
• C) Naples
• D) Bologna

47. In which year was Vatican City established as an independent state?

• A) 1919
• B) 1924
• C) 1927
• D) 1929

48. What was the name of the Nazi secret police in Germany?

• A) Gestapo
• B) Schutzstaffel
• C) Abwehr
• D) Kripo

49. Who was the second President of the United States?

• A) Thomas Jefferson
• B) James Monroe
• C) James Madison
• D) John Adams

50. In which year was the Bastille in Paris stormed, leading to the French Revolution?

• A) 1785
• B) 1787
• C) 1789
• D) 1791