Modern Britain 1951-2007
Suez Canal
What year did Britain invade Iraq
2003
Which mystic, close to the Royal Family was murdered in 1916?
(Hint: Boney M song)
Rasputin
Name three ethnic groups within the Russian Empire.
Russians
Ukrainians
Belarusians
Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Kazakhs
Turkmen
Crimean Tatars etc.
Who was the first Tudor?
Prime Minister and architect of "New Labour"
John Osborne
The abolition of which social system in 1861 accelerated Russia's economic development?
Serfdom
Name Russia's major Eastern port city on the Sea of Japan
Which country attempted to annex the British Falklands islands in 1982
Argentina
Put these in chronological order:
Hippie
Yuppies
Mods and Rockers
Britpop/Girlpower and Acid House
Mods
Hippies
Yuppies
Britpop
Russia fought several wars against this Great Power to cement its influence in the Balkans, Black Sea, and Caucasus.
Ottoman Empire
The Soviet Union invaded which country alongside Britain to ensure access of lend-lease through the Indian Ocean?
Iran
Under which monarch did the Northern Earl Revolt occur?
Elizabeth I
Nuclear Bomb
Who was the main act of LiveAid?
Queen
What staggered economic strategy did Stalin employ for the development of Soviet industry?
5-year plans focused on heavy industry
Manchuria (+100 for Port Arthur)
The industrialization of this country forced Britain to drastically reduce industrial output and switch to a service in the late 1980s and 90s.
China
What kind of transport did the "mods"
Vespa, or Lambretta, Mopeds
Name 5 Asian that were once part of the USSR/Russian Empire.
(hint: Stan)
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
Which city in the Caucasus was famous for its enormous petroleum reserves and processing facilities.
Baku
Where was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
Yorkshire