Quizzes · Geography
Historical Capital Moves: Why the Capital Changed: Multiple Choice
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- 01Why did the British move the capital of India from Calcutta (Kolkata) to New Delhi in 1911?
- 02Why did Brazil move its capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília (1960)?
- 03Why did Japan effectively move its political center from Kyoto to Tokyo during the Meiji Restoration (1868)?
- 04Why was Russia's capital moved from Petrograd/St. Petersburg back to Moscow in 1918?
- 05Why was Germany's capital moved from Bonn to Berlin after 1990?
- 06Why did Nigeria relocate its capital from Lagos to Abuja (1991)?
- 07Why was Australia's capital established as Canberra instead of remaining in Melbourne or Sydney?
- 08Why did Pakistan move its capital from Karachi to Islamabad (1960s)?
- 09Why did Ghana shift its colonial-era administrative center from Cape Coast to Accra in the 19th century?
- 10Why did Turkey shift its capital from Istanbul to Ankara after the Ottoman era?