20th-Century History in the 1910s Quiz

Answer: Qing

On 10 October, the uprising started at Wuchang in Hubei province. The revolution ended more than 2000 years of imperialism in China on February 12, 1912 and the Republic of China was established. Sun Yat-sen was proclaimed as the first Provisional President of the Republic of China on January 1, 1912.

He resigned on March 12, 1912 and was succeeded by Yuan Shi-kai, a former chief general of Qing dynasty.

Answer: Arizona

Arizona became the 48th state and the last state in mainland America to be admitted into the union. The state used to be part of Alta California in Spain, and became part of Mexico in 1821. After the Mexicans were defeated in the Mexican-American War in 1848, much of the territory was ceded to the United States.

In 1853, the southernmost portion of the state was acquired through the Gadsden Purchase.

Answer: Ford Motors

Ford Motors set up a plant in Highland Park, Michigan to become the first manufacturer to use moving assembly line to produce the Model T. The manufacturing process was reduced from 12½ hours to 2 hours 40 minutes and eventually 1 hour 33 minutes, boosting the annual output to more than 200,000 units in that year.

Answer: Serbia

World War I began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia by telegram. The war was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo. Austria-Hungary became one of the Central Powers along with Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.

Answer: Panama Canal

United States took over the project from the French in 1904 and took ten years to complete. The canal provides an important gateway between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. In 1999, the canal was officially handed over United States to Panama.

Answer: Birth of a Nation

"The Birth of a Nation" originally called "The Clansman", was a silent movie directed by D.W. Griffith was released on February 8, 1915 and became the highest grossing film for about 25 years. The film was about the relationship between two families during the Civil War torn by their allegiance for the union and the confederacy, the assassination of President Lincoln, the reconstruction period after the Civil War and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.

Answer: Ireland

From 24 to 29 April 1916, the Irish republicans started a rebellion against the British rule in Ireland, which was mostly concentrated in Dublin. The rebellion was led by Patrick Henry Pearse, an Irish teacher along with other leaders against the British forces. About 485 people were killed in the uprising. Pearce (aged 36) and fifteen other leaders were executed on May 3, 1916.

Answer: Russian

The war started on November 7, 1917 and ended on June 16, 1923. It was a multi-party war, of which the two largest factions were the Red Army fighting for the Bolshevik for socialism led by Lenin, and the White Army which supported the monarchy, capitalism and social democracy.

The other factions were fighting to break off from the Russian Empire: Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Answer: November

The Armistice became official on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. American soldier Henry Gunter was the last killed in action at 10:59. More than 70 million soldiers were mobilized during the war. An estimated total of 9 million solders and 13 million civilians lost their lives at the end of the war.

Answer: Turkey

The Turkish War of Independence started on May 1919 and ended on July 1923. The war was fought between the Turkish National Movement and the Allied powers (Greece, Armenia, France, UK and Italy) which occupied the Ottoman Empire after WWI. After the Turkish victory, the Republic of Turkey was established on October 29, 1923.