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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through United States and the Second World War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was a great statesmen and economist that won world fame as a powerful advocate of free trade?
(a) Richard Cobden.
(b) Thomas Babington Macaulay.
(c) George Canning.
(d) John Bright.

2. According to the speech, "American and the War", what is not America's noblest destiny?
(a) Peace.
(b) Free country.
(c) Empire.
(d) Slavery.

3. In the speech "Nationalism in India", how did the speaker feel that the countrymen will truly gain their India?
(a) By fighting against Christianity.
(b) By fighting against the government.
(c) By fighting against Muslims.
(d) By fighting against education.

4. According to the speech, "A Grave Situation", how many years did the British Fleet control the Atlantic Ocean?
(a) More than 250 years.
(b) Over 100 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 200 years.

5. Who was known as the "Liberator of Ireland"?
(a) Arthur Griffith.
(b) Daniel O'Connell.
(c) Charles Stewart Parnell.
(d) Robert Emmet.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to John L. Lewis' "The Rights of Labor", what opposed communism?

2. Who told the troops that men under his command are only his allies?

3. According to Charles James Fox, what was Napoleon Bonaparte?

4. Who wrote that the House of Commons needed to only pay attention to "British interests"?

5. Who believed that we have many things to learn from the West?

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