Organizations and the U.S. and stuff
What are nations supposedly independent but technically under the dominance of another?
What term was used for neutral nations that were not yet aligned with either freedom or Communism during the Cold War?
Third World Nations
Where is the United Nations headquarters located?
New York City
Who was Britain's first woman prime minister?
Margarat Thatcher
What author recounts her experiences during the Holocaust?
Corrie Ten Boom
What is the name of the organization that has integrated several countries of Europe?
European Union
Whom did Great Britain defeat in the Falklands War?
Argentina
What European country was split by the free world and the U.S.S.R.?
Germany
What is a lessening of tension or hostility between nations?
Detente
What country crushed the freedom demonstration at Tiananmen Square?
China
NAFTA was a free-trade agreement signed by the United States, Canada, and ________
Mexico
_________ was created for the Muslims of India.
Pakistan
With what country did the Allies feel it necessary to cooperate during World War Il to defeat Germany?
Russia
What U.S. President encouraged the development of a Strategic Defense Initiative program?
Ronald Reagan
Saddam Hussein, leader of what country, invaded Kuwait?
Iraq
What country launched the world's first man-made satellite?
Soviet Union
What organization established in 1995 influenced a global economy?
World Trade Organization
Mexican President
Vicente Fox
What does glasnost mean?
openness
Who was the leader of the Nationalist government of China?
Chiang Kai-shek
In what year did the U.S. Senate ratify the treaty to give complete control of the Panama Canal to the Panamanians?
1999
What is the largest and most intricate global project to date?
International Space Station
What U.S. President called for a New World Order?
George H. W. Bush
Led Polish Solidarity movement
Lech Walesa
Before World War I, ______________ worked for India's independence from Great Britain
Gandhi
During whose presidency did the Bay of Pigs incident occur?
John F. Kennedy
In what year did the Berlin Wall come down?
1989
The field of ______________ has opened new branches of biological research and medical treatment.
biotechnology
What U.S. President promised the Panama Canal to the Panamanians?
Carter
Socialist president of France
After World War II, Douglas MacArthur served as the military governor of occupied ___________.
Japan
Cuban dictator overthrown by Fidel Castro?
Fulgencio Batista
U.S. President ________ signed a cease-fire ending the Vietnam Conflict.
Nixon
What year did the United States end all involvement in Vietnam?
1975
_______________, the most influential illustrator of the 20th, century, produced illustrations for the Saturday Evening
Norman Rockwell
What organization was formed in 1949 to combat the threat of Communism in the free world?
NATO
Dictator of Panama
Manuel Noriega
In 1945, where did Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin meet to discuss World War II?
Yalta
Conservative leader of West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Replaced Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
General Norman Schwarzkopf led U.S. forces during the __________ War.
Persian Gulf
When was the Korean War fought?
1950-1953
The artistic approach of _____________ focused primarily on the common working man.
regionalism
Led Iranian rebels in capturing the U.S. embassy in Tehran
Ayatollah Khomeini
First leader of Israel?
Cruel dictator of Romania?
Nicolae Ceausescu
At what parallel were North and South Korea divided?
17th
When did Israel become a nation?
1948
What musician is known for the Second Piano Concerto, the most popular piano concerto in 20th-century piano music?
Sergei Rachmaninoff