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Quiz about Generals in Politics 1
Quiz about Generals in Politics 1

Generals in Politics 1 Trivia Quiz


Here are some examples of generals and other officers who have assumed high office by election, popular acclaim, appointment, or by more familiar military methods! The questions are in the who am I format.

A multiple-choice quiz by mstanaway. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
mstanaway
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
242,133
Updated
Jul 03 24
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
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Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 15
1. I was appointed as the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces for the invasion of Western Europe in 1944. I was later elected President of my country and served for two terms from 1953-61. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. I was Generalissimo of the Nationalist forces that were engaged in a bitter Civil War in my country from 1936-39. As victor I became undisputed leader until 1975 suppressing democratic forces but kept my country out of the maelstrom of WWII. Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. I was a Major-General in the armed forces when I seized the leadership of my country in a military coup in October 1965 in order to forestall a Communist takeover. As President I was a staunch anti-Communist and presided over an era of economic growth. I was forced to resign in 1998 by democratic forces amid growing corruption scandals involving close friends and family. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. I was a leader of Parliamentary Forces in a Civil War with Royalists which lasted from 1642-48. Upon victory I became leader of my country and eventually ruled as Lord Protector until my death in 1658. Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. In September 1973 I overthrew a democratically elected government in a violent military coup. I was a staunch anti-Communist and was President for the next 17 years suppressing all opposition before being forced out of office in 1990. Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Inspired by the French Revolution I led a slave revolt on a Caribbean island. I declared my country independent with myself as ruler in 1801. Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. As Commander of the Army I led my side in a bitter civil war to victory in 1865. I later served two terms as president of my country from 1869-77. Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. I was a Field Marshal during the Great War and a formidable defensive barrier on the Western Front was named after me. After the war I served two terms as President of the Weimar Republic until my death in 1934. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. During the Great War I was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery and rose to the rank of Brigadier General. During the Second World War I commanded the Allied forces in the gallant defence of Crete in May 1941 and later led my country's forces in the North African and Italian campaigns. After the war I was appointed Governor General of my homeland from 1946-52. Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. I was at the centre of my country's struggle for independence in the 1820's. I was appointed president in 1833 and unsuccessfully attempted to quell a rebellion in the province of Texas in 1836. In 1846 I once again led the army during war against the United States. Defeated, I was forced into retirement but continued to play a role in politics for the next 10 years. Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. I successfully led the continental army during the Revolutionary war which was concluded by the Treaty of Paris in 1783 where Great Britain recognised my homeland's independence. I became the first president and served two terms from 1789-97 establishing a precedent for future leaders. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. I first came to prominence as a skillful field commander when my country occupied Manchuria in the 1930's. Moving to politics I was Minister of War before assuming the role of Prime Minister in 1941. I led my country into the disastrous Pacific war after which I was arrested as a war criminal, tried before an international military tribunal, found guilty, and hanged in 1948. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. I was a colonel in the army when, along with fellow officers, we staged a military coup in 1952 to overthrow the incompetent and corrupt rule of the incumbent. I successfully intrigued my way to become Prime Minister from 1954-56 and was then President until my death in 1970. In 1956 I successfully defied an Anglo-French invasion when I nationalised the Suez canal. However I led my country to defeat by Israel in the 1967 Six Day War leading to the loss of the Sinai peninsular. Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. I served in the British Colonial Army during the Burma campaign in 1944-45 and later in the police action to suppress the Mau Mau revolt in Kenya in the 1950's. When my country became independent in 1962 I became chief of the army and air force. In 1971 I staged a military coup when the president was out of the country. I proclaimed myself Field Marshal in 1975 and President for Life in 1976. After leading my country to ruin in the 1970's I was overthrown by forces from a neighbouring country in 1979 and fled into exile in Saudi Arabia. Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. I led a successful resistance against the German occupation of my country during WWII. Leading my partisan fighters I assumed the title of Marshal and had liberated my country before the arrival of the Red Army in 1944-45. As President I successfully led a Federation of Nationalities for the next thirty five years pursuing an independent line from the USSR during the Cold War and made my country one of the founding members of the non-aligned movement. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I was appointed as the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces for the invasion of Western Europe in 1944. I was later elected President of my country and served for two terms from 1953-61.

Answer: Dwight D Eisenhower

President Eisenhower was in office at the height of the Cold War during the 1950's presiding over a booming economy that stimulated world wide post war reconstruction. George Patton was killed in a motor vehicle accident at the end of the war. Douglas McArthur was Allied supremo in postwar Japan but later clashed with President Truman over the conduct of the Korean War dashing any political ambitions he may have had. John Pershing commanded the American Expeditionary Force in Europe in WWI.
2. I was Generalissimo of the Nationalist forces that were engaged in a bitter Civil War in my country from 1936-39. As victor I became undisputed leader until 1975 suppressing democratic forces but kept my country out of the maelstrom of WWII.

Answer: Francisco Franco

After the devastating civil war, Spain was in no condition to join Hitler's war in Europe and Franco managed a delicate balancing act between the Allied and Axis camps. Salazar was President of Portugal, Peron was President of Argentina in the 1950's and Mao Zedong led the Communists to power in China in 1949.
3. I was a Major-General in the armed forces when I seized the leadership of my country in a military coup in October 1965 in order to forestall a Communist takeover. As President I was a staunch anti-Communist and presided over an era of economic growth. I was forced to resign in 1998 by democratic forces amid growing corruption scandals involving close friends and family.

Answer: Suharto

Indonesia experienced a 30 year period of relative stability under Suharto's leadership following the turmoil under his predecessor and first president, Dr Sukarno. Marcos was president of the Philippines and was forced from office in 1986 by a people power revolution and Ngyun Van Thieu was the last president of South Vietnam.
4. I was a leader of Parliamentary Forces in a Civil War with Royalists which lasted from 1642-48. Upon victory I became leader of my country and eventually ruled as Lord Protector until my death in 1658.

Answer: Oliver Cromwell

During the English Civil War Cromwell formed the New Model Army which defeated the Royalist forces notably at the battles of Marston Moor and Naseby. King Charles I (Charles Stuart) was eventually forced to surrender, faced trial on charges of high treason, was found guilty and was executed in 1649.

The subsequent rule of the Puritans under Oliver Cromwell was so unpopular that the monarchy was restored in 1660. John Churchill was the 1st Duke of Marlborough and Arthur Wellesley was Duke of Wellington of Waterloo fame.
5. In September 1973 I overthrew a democratically elected government in a violent military coup. I was a staunch anti-Communist and was President for the next 17 years suppressing all opposition before being forced out of office in 1990.

Answer: Augusto Pinochet

General Pinochet was supported in his coup by the CIA who feared the leftist government of Salvadore Allende was taking Chile into the communist camp. Pinochet presided over a period of economic progress but this was at the cost of gross violations of human rights and international isolation. Daniel Ortega was leader of the Sandinista movement from Nicaragua in the 1980's and Peres De Cuellar was a United Nations Secretary General.
6. Inspired by the French Revolution I led a slave revolt on a Caribbean island. I declared my country independent with myself as ruler in 1801.

Answer: Toussaint-L'Ouverture

Toussaint-L'Ouverture became the first black leader to win recognition from a European country when he became the first leader of Haiti. After a brief tenure he was betrayed by ambitious rivals and spent his last years in a French prison. Simon Bolivar led the northern part of South America to independence from Spain. Atahualpa was the last emperor of the Incas. Jose de San Martin led a rebellion against Spanish rule in Argentina and Chile.
7. As Commander of the Army I led my side in a bitter civil war to victory in 1865. I later served two terms as president of my country from 1869-77.

Answer: Ulysses S Grant

General Grant led the Union army to final victory during the last two years of the Civil War and was later elected 18th President of the United States. Robert E Lee was leader of the Confederate Army throughout the conflict until forced to sign the surrender at the village of Appomattox Court House in 1865. Andrew Jackson defeated the British at the battle of New Orleans during the war of 1812 and later served as 7th President of the United States. George A Custer led his cavalry unit to annihilation at the battle of the Little Big Horn.
8. I was a Field Marshal during the Great War and a formidable defensive barrier on the Western Front was named after me. After the war I served two terms as President of the Weimar Republic until my death in 1934.

Answer: Paul von Hindenburg

Hindenburg and Ludendorff led the German army during the latter part of the Great War. Hindenberg is best remembered as the president who appointed Hitler Chancellor in 1933 in the mistaken belief that he would be able to control this upstart corporal. Falkenhayn was a leader of the German Army during the first part of the Great War but fell from grace after the army suffered terrible losses at Verdun. Moltke led the initial attack in 1914 but failed to achieve the planned 'knock-out' blow against France in the summer of 1914 and was forced to resign.
9. During the Great War I was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery and rose to the rank of Brigadier General. During the Second World War I commanded the Allied forces in the gallant defence of Crete in May 1941 and later led my country's forces in the North African and Italian campaigns. After the war I was appointed Governor General of my homeland from 1946-52.

Answer: Bernard Cyril Freyberg

Bernard Freyberg had an outstanding military career and in addition to his VC he was awarded a third bar to his Distinguished Service Order and received a knighthood in 1942. He became one of New Zealand's best loved governor generals. Montgomery led the British army to victory at El Alamien. Wavell gained early victories over the Italians in North Africa but with overstretched resources was unable to match Rommel's advances in the western desert. Slim led British forces to victory in Burma in 1945 and was later appointed Governor General of Australia.
10. I was at the centre of my country's struggle for independence in the 1820's. I was appointed president in 1833 and unsuccessfully attempted to quell a rebellion in the province of Texas in 1836. In 1846 I once again led the army during war against the United States. Defeated, I was forced into retirement but continued to play a role in politics for the next 10 years.

Answer: Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Revolutionary, counter-revolutionary, President, victorious in battle, defeated in battle, retired, dictator, exiled, restored, turncoat, defeated again, retired again, he died poor and blind. Few characters in history were greater opportunists than Mexico's Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Americans remember him as the leader of the Mexican army which besieged and wiped out the defenders of the Alamo in 1836. Hidalgo declared Mexico independent in 1810.

Iturbide was another great hero of the independence movement and briefly declared himself emperor. Diaz was the long serving president and dictator of Mexico in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
11. I successfully led the continental army during the Revolutionary war which was concluded by the Treaty of Paris in 1783 where Great Britain recognised my homeland's independence. I became the first president and served two terms from 1789-97 establishing a precedent for future leaders.

Answer: George Washington

George Washington, first president of the United States. What more needs to be said?
12. I first came to prominence as a skillful field commander when my country occupied Manchuria in the 1930's. Moving to politics I was Minister of War before assuming the role of Prime Minister in 1941. I led my country into the disastrous Pacific war after which I was arrested as a war criminal, tried before an international military tribunal, found guilty, and hanged in 1948.

Answer: Hideki Tojo

Tojo was the only Axis leader to face Allied justice at the end of WWII. Yamamoto, the architect of the Pearl harbour attack was ambushed and killed in the Solomons in 1943. Yamashita, the victor in Malaya and Singapore was hanged as a war criminal at the end of the war. Sakai was Japan's top scoring air ace and survived the war.
13. I was a colonel in the army when, along with fellow officers, we staged a military coup in 1952 to overthrow the incompetent and corrupt rule of the incumbent. I successfully intrigued my way to become Prime Minister from 1954-56 and was then President until my death in 1970. In 1956 I successfully defied an Anglo-French invasion when I nationalised the Suez canal. However I led my country to defeat by Israel in the 1967 Six Day War leading to the loss of the Sinai peninsular.

Answer: Gamal Abdel Nasser

The mercurial Nasser was the great survivor of Egyptian politics emerging from the defeat of the Six Day War by offering to step down from the Presidency only to be re-endorsed by popular acclaim. He became a hero in the Middle East and was regarded as a bulwark against Western Imperialism. Sadat, his deputy, succeeded Nasser as president until he was assassinated by disaffected soldiers during a military parade in 1981. Naguib was the figurehead leader of the 1952 officer's coup but was soon shunted aside by Nasser. Mubarak was leader of the Air Force when he succeeded to the presidency after the assassination of Sadat.
14. I served in the British Colonial Army during the Burma campaign in 1944-45 and later in the police action to suppress the Mau Mau revolt in Kenya in the 1950's. When my country became independent in 1962 I became chief of the army and air force. In 1971 I staged a military coup when the president was out of the country. I proclaimed myself Field Marshal in 1975 and President for Life in 1976. After leading my country to ruin in the 1970's I was overthrown by forces from a neighbouring country in 1979 and fled into exile in Saudi Arabia.

Answer: Idi Amin Dada

Tyrant, buffoon, eccentric, Idi Amin was never far from the news in the 1970's. In order to gain popularity and assert his authority Idi Amin expelled the entrepreneurial Asian community from Uganda in the early 70's leading to the economic ruin of his country.

His brutal excesses suppressing all opposition, real and imagined, rank him among the great tyrants of the 20th century. Milton Obote was Uganda's first president and was overthrown by Amin but became president again before being ousted once more in a military coup in 1985. Mobutu was president of the long suffering people of the Congo (Zaire). Master Sergeant Samuel Doe staged a coup in Liberia where he remained president for many years.
15. I led a successful resistance against the German occupation of my country during WWII. Leading my partisan fighters I assumed the title of Marshal and had liberated my country before the arrival of the Red Army in 1944-45. As President I successfully led a Federation of Nationalities for the next thirty five years pursuing an independent line from the USSR during the Cold War and made my country one of the founding members of the non-aligned movement.

Answer: Josip Broz "Tito"

Tito managed to bring together the factious nationalities of Yugoslavia and ruled a relatively stable country during his tenure of office. After his death in 1980 a system of rotating the presidency among the nationalities lasted until the early nineties when the federation broke up after the collapse of communism resulting in a bitter civil war. Slobodan Milosovic was the Serbian leader for most of the nineties. Enver Hoxha was the long serving Communist dictator of Albania and Imre Nagy was the leader of the Hungarian attempt to shed the Soviet yoke in 1956.
Source: Author mstanaway

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