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This is the country that NATO was formed in response to.
What is the Soviet Union (or USSR)
This 1944 conference in New Hampshire created the IMF and the World Bank, laying the foundations for the postwar economic order.
Bretton Woods Conference
Is the fossil at the Texas Science and National History Museum Real?
No
This international organization created in 1945 promotes global cultural cooperation and protects world heritage sites.
What is UNESCO
In Japan, this fast-food chain famously becomes a Christmas dinner tradition.
What is KFC?
This Cold War strategy sought to prevent the spread of communism through alliances and foreign aid.
What is Containment?
This term describes a policy that protects domestic industries by imposing tariffs, quotas, or subsidies.
Protectionism
What was the highest summer record in Texas?
2011
This Tibetan spiritual leader often meets with global political figures despite China’s objections.
Who is the Dalai Lama?
This Nordic country’s children eagerly await the Christmas gnome Joulutonttu.
What is Finland
The 1994 Budapest Memorandum promised security assurances to this country in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons.
What is Ukraine?
This development strategy, adopted by many East Asian economies, involved promoting exports through state-guided industrial policy.
Export-Oriented Industrialization (EOI)
Largest Data Breach in U.S. History?
2013 Yahoo Data Breach
Many of the Benin Bronzes were commissioned to honor these rulers of Benin, who were considered both political and spiritual leaders.
Who are the Obas?
This country lights up the world’s tallest floating Christmas tree each year.
What is Brazil
This prominent IR Theorist is known for developing neorealism
Who is John Mearsheimer
This 1997 crisis began in Thailand and spread across East Asia due to currency speculation, capital flight, and structural weaknesses.
Asian Financial Crisis
What poison was used by Russia in the 2018 Salisbury attack on Sergei Skripal?
Novichok
This Soviet-era ballet company toured globally during the Cold War, serving as a cultural ambassador and symbol of artistic excellence.
What is the Bolshoi Ballet
In Italy, this kind witch delivers gifts on Epiphany rather than Christmas.
Who is La Befana
This alliance, formed in 2001, focuses on regional security cooperation among China, Russia, and Central Asian states.
What is the Shanghai Organization Cooperation
This U.S. law, passed in 2010, sought to regulate “conflict minerals” by requiring companies to disclose sourcing from the DRC and the surrounding region.
Dodd-Frank Act
Which European country is closest to Net-Zero?
Sweden
This painting by Picasso, displayed in Madrid, became a symbol of anti-war sentiment and international political art.
What is Guernica
This ancient Roman festival of gift-giving and feasting heavily influenced early Christmas traditions.
What is Saturnalia