Modern History Quiz - Post Cold War Era

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Focused on the world post cold war, this quiz is a chance for you to test your knowledge of recent history. Based on post cold war learning material on GoConqr, this quick quiz features questions on the collapse of communism, Al-Qaeda and the 9/11 attacks.
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Question 1

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What was the name of the growing trade union that disagreed with the running of the Polish state in 1980?
Answer
  • Fraternity
  • Liberty
  • Solidarity
  • Equality

Question 2

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Label the former Communist dictator of Romania.
Answer
  • Lech Walesa
  • Nicolae Ceausescu
  • Honecker
  • Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 3

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The infamous Berlin Wall was abandoned and dismantled in November 1990.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Osama bin Laden was the founder of the [blank_start]Al-Qaeda[blank_end].
Answer
  • Taliban
  • Al-Qaeda
  • Islamic State
  • Tamil Eelam

Question 5

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What is the name of the preacher who influenced the radical ideology that Osama bin Laden developed?
Answer
  • Fahd
  • Ayman al-Zawahiri
  • Abdullah Azzam
  • Dar es Salaam

Question 6

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Around [blank_start]3,000[blank_end] died following the events of September 11, 2001.
Answer
  • 3,000

Question 7

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The US invade Afghanistan in October, 2001 in response to the 9/11 attacks.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 8

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The main sources of funding for Al-Qaeda came from what two countries?
Answer
  • Pakistan and Iran
  • Saudi Arabia and Iraq
  • Pakistan and Israel
  • Pakistan and Saudi Arabia

Question 9

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Civilians in Afghanistan were afraid to cooperate with US forces upon invasion as they were known for falsely interrogating innocent Afghans.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Osama bin Laden was killed in [blank_start]2011[blank_end] by US forces.
Answer
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
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