This man is currently serving as Iran's president.
Who is Mahmud Ahmedinejad?
100
This is the current president of Nigeria.
Who is Goodluck Jonathan?
100
This man is the current head of state in Russia.
Who is Vladimir Putin?
100
The current Secretary General of the United Nations is this man.
Who is Ban Ki-Moon?
200
The current Indian head of state is this person.
Who is Pranab Mukherjee?
200
This is the top body of the Iranian legislative branch.
What is the Consultative Council or Majlis?
200
Due to the violent actions of this militant Islamic group, the Nigerian president recently declared a state of emergency in parts of the country.
What is Boko Haram?
200
This man was the last czar of Russia.
Who is Nicholas II?
200
This organization, the predecessor of the United Nations, was formed in 1919 in order to prevent another world war.
What is the League of Nations?
300
These are the two houses in the Indian legislature.
What are the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha?
300
This man was the leader of Iran for several decades until his overthrow in 1979.
Who is Reza Shah Pahlavi?
300
These are the two main bodies in the legislative branch of the Nigerian government.
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
300
The two bodies of the Russian legislature are collectively known by this term.
What is the Federal Assembly?
300
This man is the current Russian head of government.
Who is Dmitri Medvedev?
400
This 21-month period, during the rule of Indira Gandhi, led many people to accuse the Indian government of massive corruption and human rights violations.
What is the State of Emergency or Emergency Rule?
400
As a result of this event, the Islamic Republic of Iran was established.
What is the Islamic Revolution?
400
This late 1960s war was the result of severe ethnic and religious conflict, causing the secession of several southeastern Nigerian states.
What is the Biafran War or Nigerian Civil War?
400
Under the czars, Russia was an example of ____________, where the top leader of the country and the top leader of the church are the same person.
What is caesaropapism?
400
When India gained its independence in 1947, this man became the leader.
Who is Jawaharlal Nehru?
500
These are the two major political parties in India.
What are the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party?
500
These are the top two bodies in the judicial branch of the Iranian government.
What are the Supreme Court and the High Council of the Judiciary?
500
Nigeria is an example of this type of government system, where there is a central government and several local governments, both of which exercise power.
What is a federal system?
500
The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, due in part to the promotion of two policies created by Gorbachev. Name the policies and what they mean.
What are glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring)?
500
In international relations, this term refers to the goals a country has and their plan for achieving these goals.