Cold War
This barrier constructed in 1961 separated East and West Berlin
Berlin Wall
What happened to the Soviet economy in the 1970s and 1980s?
Stagnation
What British boy grew to immense popularity in the 1960's?
The Beatles
A division among Europeans is what to do regarding immigration policies which focus on immigrants of which religion?
Islam
With globalization many Europeans fear encroachment of American culture examples: Disneyland Paris and Coca-Colonization. What is this fear called?
Americanization
The Soviet military alliance created in 1955 in response to NATO
Warsaw Pact
What is the Soviet policy of "openess"?
Glasnost
With sharp lines and geometric shapes, artists like Pablso Picasso depicted a fractured world. What is this style?
Cubism
The nuclear reactor meltdown at what Soviet nuclear site led to fears of nuclear energy?
Chernobyl
What organization was founded in 1945 to promote peace and international cooperation?
United Nations
Who was the Soviet leader who denounced Stalin in the "Secret Speech"?
Khrushchev
What is the Soviet policy of economic reform?
perestroika
What literary style focused on uncertainty following WWII?
Postmodernism
A major issue with EU is that some countries say it has too many rules and takes away their sovereignty? Which country left during "Brexit"?
Britain
What predated the EU and tried to connect Europe through trade and commerce to prevent fighting?
European Coal and Steel Community
What was the name of the American doctrine that tried to contain Communism? It was named after a Cold War president
Truman Doctrine
What Catholic Pope challenged the Soviet Union and is credited with contributing to its demise?
Pope John Paul II
This literary and philosophical movement explored themes of meaninglessness and human freedom
Existentialism
What wave of feminism focused on reproductive rights and employment equality?
Second Wave Feminism
What technology has allowed for increased global communication and commerce?
The internet
This 1970s period saw a temporary easing of tensions between the U.S. and USSR
detente
What was the Polish labor movement that challenged Communism in Poland?
Solidarity
Igor Stravinksy's major music work was so experimental and controversial that it was banned from Paris
The Rite of Spring
What British PM famously (or infamously depending on who you ask) brought fiscal conservatism to Britain and dismantled aspects of the welfare state-boosting the economy?
Margaret Thatcher
What is the term for the common currency adopted by many European countries?
Euro