1
What country, formed in 1918, dissolved in the early 1990s into several nations?
Czechoslovakia
Trinidad and Tobago
East Germany
Kazakhstan
2
The Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, leading to the independence of how many countries?
14
18
9
15
3
What was the official name of East Germany?
Workers' Democratic Republic
Republic of East Germany
German Democratic Republic
Eastern Germany Federation
4
What empire, known as “The Sick Man of Europe,” collapsed after World War I and was officially dissolved in 1922?
The Ottoman Empire
The Persian Empire
The Mughal Empire
The Spanish Empire
5
What was the name of the South American country that existed from 1819 to 1831 and included present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama?
Great Colombia
New Granada
Gran Colombia
South American Union
6
What Polynesian kingdom was annexed by the United States in 1898, later becoming the 50th U.S. state?
The Kingdom of New Zealand
The Island Nation of Guam
The Kingdom of Samoa
The Kingdom of Hawaii
7
he Kingdom of Sardinia played a major role in the unification of which modern country?
Italy
France
Spain
Germany
8
Which former Portuguese colony in Africa existed from 1975 to 1976 before being annexed by Indonesia?
East Timor
Guinea-Bissau
Angola
Cape Verde
9
What kingdom, located in the Pacific, was annexed by the British Empire in 1874 and later became an independent nation in 1970?
The Territory of Papua New Guinea
The Federation of Micronesia
The Empire of Tonga
The Kingdom of Fiji
10
What was the name of the country that existed between 1867 and 1918 and was ruled by the Habsburg dynasty?
Austria-Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary and Prague
Crown Land of Galicia
The Archduchate of Burgundy