When Britain declared war on Germany, it also did so on behalf of the entire British Empire, including the Dominions. One of these was Canada. Who was its leader?

Related Mcqs:

1. Both Britain and Belgium declared war on Germany on 4th August, 1914. Who was the British Prime Minister at the time?

   A. Herbert H. Asquith
   B. Winston Churchill
   C. David Lloyd George
   D. Herbert Kitchener

2. Germany declared war on Russia on the 1st of August, at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. Who was Chancellor of Germany?

   A. Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
   B. Otto von Bismarck
   C. Theodor Seitz
   D. Helmut von Moltke

3. The economic and political forum/organization for the world’s most industrialized nations: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Great Britain, US and Russia is:

   A. Group of Eight (G-8)
   B. Great Eight
   C. First World
   D. Development World

4. Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and US were original signatories of NATO. Germany joined NATO in 1955 and Spain in 1982. The country admitted to the alliance in 1952 was:

   A. Greece
   B. Turkey
   C. Both of them
   D. None of them

5. Japan declared war on Germany on 23rd August 1914. Who was Emperor of Japan at the time?

   A. Kamio
   B. Hirohito (the Showa Emperor)
   C. Yoshihito (the Taisho Emperor)
   D. Shigenobu

6. On 3rd August 1914 Germany declared war on France. Who was the French president?

   A. Rene Viviani
   B. Raymond Poincare
   C. Adolphe Messimy
   D. Ferdinand Foch

7. On 28th July Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Who was the premier of the Austrian Empire at the time?

   A. Count Sturgkh
   B. Isvan Tisza
   C. Friedrich Adler
   D. Nicola Pasic

8. War between factions within a state trying to create, or prevent, a new government for the entire state or some part of it is what type of war?

   A. Civil
   B. hegemonic
   C. guerilla
   D. total

9. As the leader of Romania during the Cold War, this corrupt man often refused to co-operate with Soviet policy, which gained him the friendship of the United States and many other Western powers. Many believe his wife was the real “power behind the throne”, especially in the later years. Who was this Communist leader?

   A. Nicolae Ceausescu
   B. Vaclav Havel
   C. Lech Walesa
   D. Andrei Gromyko

10. The year 476 is the generally accepted date for the fall of the Western Empire. Who was the last emperor of the western empire?

    A. Remus
    B. Romulus
    C. Clovis
    D. Maximus