Question 1

Which treaty in 1648 ended the Thirty Years' War and is often cited as founding the modern state system?

Accepted Answer

Peace of Westphalia. The Peace of Westphalia (comprising the treaties of Osnabrück and Münster) ended the Thirty Years' War and established principles of state sovereignty.

Question 2

Which WWII conference in February 1945 produced agreements dividing postwar Europe into spheres of influence?

Accepted Answer

Yalta Conference. The Yalta Conference (Feb 4-11, 1945) among Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin shaped postwar European boundaries and the future United Nations.

Question 3

Which WWII conference in February 1945 divided post-war Europe into spheres of influence among the Allied powers?

Accepted Answer

Yalta. At the Yalta Conference, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin negotiated the post-war reorganization of Europe, including free elections and German occupation zones.

Question 4

The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916, which secretly divided Arab Ottoman territories between European powers, was negotiated between Britain and which other nation?

Accepted Answer

France. Sir Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot negotiated the secret Anglo-French agreement of 1916 that divided future control of the Middle East between Britain and France.

Question 5

The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact of 1939 included a secret protocol dividing Eastern Europe. Which Baltic state was reassigned from Germany's sphere to the USSR's in a September 1939 amendment?

Accepted Answer

Lithuania. A secret supplementary protocol in September 1939 transferred Lithuania from Germany's sphere of influence to the Soviet sphere in exchange for a larger German share of Polish territory.

Question 6

The Zimmermann Telegram of 1917 proposed a military alliance between Germany and which nation against the United States?

Accepted Answer

Mexico. German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann secretly proposed that Mexico join Germany in war against the US in exchange for help recovering Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Question 7

At the 1943 Tehran Conference, Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill agreed that Allied forces would open a second front in Western Europe by which target date?

Accepted Answer

May 1944. Operation Overlord was committed to launch by 1 May 1944 at Tehran; it ultimately occurred on 6 June 1944, slightly past the original deadline.

Question 8

The Zimmermann Telegram of 1917, which helped draw the U.S. into WWI, proposed a military alliance between Germany and which nation?

Accepted Answer

Mexico. German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann telegraphed Mexico, proposing an alliance that would allow Mexico to reclaim Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if it joined Germany against the U.S.

Question 9

The 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth, brokered by Theodore Roosevelt, ended the war between Russia and which nation?

Accepted Answer

Japan. The Russo-Japanese War ended with the Treaty of Portsmouth in 1905, earning Roosevelt the Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation.

Question 10

During WWI, the Zimmermann Telegram proposed a military alliance between Germany and which country against the United States?

Accepted Answer

Mexico. German Foreign Secretary Zimmermann's 1917 telegram proposed that Mexico ally with Germany in exchange for help reclaiming Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Question 11

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939 contained a secret protocol dividing Eastern Europe. Which Baltic state was reassigned from Germany's sphere to the USSR's in a later amendment?

Accepted Answer

Lithuania. A secret supplementary protocol in September 1939 transferred Lithuania to the Soviet sphere of influence in exchange for a larger portion of Poland for Germany.

DiplomacyTrivia Questions & Answers

Diplomacy Quiz — 11 Questions

1. Which treaty in 1648 ended the Thirty Years' War and is often cited as founding the modern state system?

2. Which WWII conference in February 1945 produced agreements dividing postwar Europe into spheres of influence?

3. Which WWII conference in February 1945 divided post-war Europe into spheres of influence among the Allied powers?

4. The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916, which secretly divided Arab Ottoman territories between European powers, was negotiated between Britain and which other nation?

5. The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact of 1939 included a secret protocol dividing Eastern Europe. Which Baltic state was reassigned from Germany's sphere to the USSR's in a September 1939 amendment?

6. The Zimmermann Telegram of 1917 proposed a military alliance between Germany and which nation against the United States?

7. At the 1943 Tehran Conference, Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill agreed that Allied forces would open a second front in Western Europe by which target date?

8. The Zimmermann Telegram of 1917, which helped draw the U.S. into WWI, proposed a military alliance between Germany and which nation?

9. The 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth, brokered by Theodore Roosevelt, ended the war between Russia and which nation?

10. During WWI, the Zimmermann Telegram proposed a military alliance between Germany and which country against the United States?

11. The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939 contained a secret protocol dividing Eastern Europe. Which Baltic state was reassigned from Germany's sphere to the USSR's in a later amendment?

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