World Wars
In what year did World War I begin?
1914
What were the two conflicting ideologies of the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
Capitalism and Communism
Non-violent resistance movements in India such as the Salt March, the Homespun Movement, and the Quit India Movement were primarily led by which prominent member of the Indian National Congress?
Mahatma Gandhi
What is the international organization founded in 1945, after the end of World War II, with the goal of promoting peace, cooperation, and security among nations?
The United Nations
(UN)
An epidemic disease that spreads across international borders is called what?
Pandemic
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
What was the name of the program that provided economic assistance to Europe after World War II and aimed to help stop the spread of communism there?
The Marshall Plan
From which European nation did Angola gain its independence in 1975?
Portugal
Name three of the 12 founding member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949.
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
France
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
The United Kingdom
The United States
The loosening of trade restrictions after World War II helped to create a ________ culture, one in which people focused more on what they could buy and own.
Consumer (or consumerism)
Which country did Japan invade in 1937, leading to the start of World War II in Asia?
China
Who famously declared, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” in a speech at the Berlin Wall in 1987? Include title and name
US President Ronald Reagan
From which colonial power did Algeria gain its independence in a long, bloody war which lasted from 1954 to 1962?
France
What was the name of the military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union and several Eastern European countries as a counter to NATO and Western influence during the Cold War?
The Warsaw Pact
Who was imprisoned in South Africa in 1964 during the apartheid era for resisting discriminatory government practices, and who gained international support before his release from prison and his election to president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
Which nation played a crucial role in the North African and Burma campaigns, and provided the largest volunteer army in the world, with over 2.5 million men fighting for the Allies in various theaters of World War II?
India
At the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba and the US secretly agreed to removed its missiles from which country?
Turkey
What was the name of the first Prime Minister of the independent Gold Coast (later renamed Ghana), who led the country to independence from British colonial rule?
Kwame Nkrumah
What international organization was founded in 1944 with the aim of facilitating international trade, promoting economic growth and stability, maintaining stable exchange rates, and providing financial assistance to countries
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Who was the leader of China in the 80s who liberalized the Communist Party’s economic policies allowing for foreign companies to operate in special economic zones among other economic reforms?
Deng Xiaoping
Which is the name of the Head of State assassinated that sparked World War I?
Arch Duke Ferdinand
Which Angolan political party was backed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
The People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)
Which African country’s independence movement was led by the charismatic Patrice Lumumba, who later became the country’s first democratically elected prime minister before being overthrown and assassinated in a coup?
The Democratic Republic of Congo
What is the military alliance formed in 2001 by several Central Asian countries with the aim of promoting regional cooperation and countering terrorism and extremism? (Hint: It is named after the city in which it was founded.)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
What is the name of the Indian multinational corporation that produces farm equipment and military vehicles which is headquartered in Mumbai but operates in South Korea, China, Australia and the US?
Mahindra & Mahindra