SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
19th Century Timeline
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
trivia
,
history
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.
1886
1873
1879
1867
2. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.
1863
1856
1845
1897
3. Independence of Argentina
1848
1802
1816
1879
4. 13 million Chinese die of famine in northern China.
1824
1876
1819
1804
5. The Franco-Prussian War results in the unifications of Germany and Italy - the collapse of the Second French Empire and the emergence of a New Imperialism.
1819
1841
1870
1817
6. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is approved.
1819
1833
1868
1892
7. Invention of the phonautograph - the first true device for recording sound.
1890
1858
1886
1877
8. Napoleon escapes exile and begins the Hundred Days before finally being defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to St Helena. His defeat brings a conclusion to the Napoleonic Wars and marks the beginning of a Pax Britannica which lasts until 19
1801
1804
1815
1860
9. Giuseppe Piazzi discovers the dwarf planet Ceres.
1801
1849
1834
1879
10. Treaty of Nanking cedes Hong Kong to the British.
1871
1842
1801
1877
11. Dissolution of the Maratha Empire.
1813
1830
1820
1895
12. After theFirst Sino-Japanese War - China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea.
1848
1894
1896
1898
13. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.
1868
1806-1812
1808
1896
14. Napoleon escapes exile and begins the Hundred Days before finally being defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to St Helena. His defeat brings a conclusion to the Napoleonic Wars and marks the beginning of a Pax Britannica which lasts until 19
1830
1815
1839
1869
15. Gojong - or Emperor Gwangmu - proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire - lasts until 1910.
1897
1845
1814
1899
16. First commercial film release by Jean Aim
1863
1873
1866
1894
17. Erie Canal opened connecting the Great Lakes to theAtlantic Ocean.
1825
1838
1881
1801
18. The Belgian Revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands led to the creation of Belgium.
1894
1830
1861
1893
19. Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle is first performed in its entirety.
1803
1876
1825
1825
20. Italy annexes Eritrea.
1816
1844
1890
1836
21. Austro-Prussian War results in the dissolution of the German Confederation and the creation of the North German Confederation and the Austrian-Hungarian Dual Monarchy.
1896
1879
1863
1866
22. Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity; JJ Thompson identifies the electron - though not by name.
1896
1867
1899
1889
23. Greece becomes the first country to break away from the Ottoman Empire after the Greek War ofIndependence.
1897
1821
1889
1885
24. The first boatloads of gold prospectors arrive in California - giving them the nickname 49ers.
1849
1899
1830
1858
25. Famine in Finland.
1888
1894
1866
1840
26. Black War in Tasmania leads to the near extinction of the Tasmanian aborigines
1894
1858
1828
1896
27. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia
1806-1812
1825
1862
1810s
28. First commercial film release by Jean Aim
1894
1831
1874
1893
29. The Suez Canal opens linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
1890
1805
1869
1823
30. The first wagon train sets out from Missouri.
1843
1899
1817
1897
31. After the final Russo-Persian War - the Persian Empire took back territory lost to Russia from the previous war.
1897
1826
1861
1805
32. New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage
1893
1816
1886
1878
33. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.
1829
1805
1886
1838
34. Uruguayan Civil War
1861
1808
1839
1893
35. The word 'dinosaur' is coined by Richard Owen
1819
1841
1834
1894
36. The Convention of Kanagawa formally ends Japan's policy of isolation.
1804
1861
1854
1863
37. After two Opium Wars - France - the United Kingdom - the United States and Russia gained many concessions from China resulting in the decline of the Qing Dynasty.
1897
1842
1839
1882
38. Bah
1831
1820
1863
1872
39. Civil war in the Federal Republic of Central America led to the foundings of Guatemala - El Salvador - Honduras - Nicaragua - and Costa Rica.
1877
1838
1862
1887
40. The contest between the British Empire and Imperial Russia for control of Central Asia is referred to as the Great Game.
1834
1813
1833
1868
41. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C
1873
1821
1804
1862
42. Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.
1831
1881
1804
1872
43. The Trumpet gets valves.
1858
1804
1810
1860
44. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night
1843
1894
1889
1802
45. Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26 -765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse - Virginia - effectively ending the American Civil War.
1889
1865-April 9 - 1865
March 18 - 1871
1889
46. World population reaches 1 billion.
1867
1857
1804
1844
47. The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.
1871
1898
1808
1861
48. The Battle of Trafalgar eliminates the French and Spanish naval fleets and allows for British dominance of the seas - a major factor for the success of the British Empire later in the century.
1895
1896
1868
1805
49. British defeat French at the Second Battle of Abukir
1890
1801
1868
1843
50. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.
1834
1870
1804
1808