Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: US Hegemony in World Politics

Question:

In which year did the British burn Washington DC, White House?

Options:

1776

1810

1814

1858

Correct Answer:

1814

Explanation:

The 9/11 attacks killed nearly three thousand people. In terms of their shocking effect on Americans, they have been compared to the British burning of Washington, DC in 1814 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941.