World War II
The D-Day Offensive was conducted on the beaches of what area of France?
Normandy
Who took over the USSR after Stalin and was responsible for some reforms?
Nikita Khruschev
What is the name of the term for the buying of "stuff" that rapidly expanded in the United States and throughout Western Europe in the postwar years?
Consumerism (Materialism)
What are two factors for European decolonization in the second half of the twentieth century?
Financial Costs; Independence Movements; UN advocacy for self rule; (other reasons...)
What type of political parties developed throughout Europe that focused on environmentalism and liberal policies?
Green Parties
Advances in transportation and communication technology allowed Germany to develop what military tactic during WWII?
The Blitzkrieg
David Hasselhof
Glasnost (Openness)
IN 1968, the Czechoslovakian government attempted to make some reforms. These reforms would be ended by the Red Army. What was the name for this event?
The Prague Spring
During the Cold War, communist governments suppressed ethnic tensions in Europe. After the fall of communist governments, what were two ethnic groups/geographical areas where ethnic tensions rose?
Chechnya; Serbia; Kosovo; Bosnia
What brand new technology was crucial for Britain during the Battle of Britain? (The British were the only ones that had this technology at the time)
Radar
Who replaced Khrushchev as the leader of the Communist Party in the USSR bring back Stalinesque repression and censorship?
Leonoid Brezhnev
What is the name for the period of reduced nuclear arms building during the 1970s?
Détente
What factors influenced the rise of Conservative and Right-Wing political groups in the 1970s?
Various Answers
Which country voted to leave the European Union in 2016?
Britain
What was the name for the U.S. program that provided military supplies to Allied nations (especially Britain) at the beginning of World War II?
The Lend-Lease Act
Boris Yeltsin
What are three typical social programs that are included in a welfare state?
What was a major achievement of Soviet society during the Khrushchev years?
The Space Race
What was a major goal of the 1991 Maastricht Treaty?
The creation of a single currency; the creation of a central bank
After World War II, the United States broke away from its isolationist policy with its development of which two postwar plans that (originally) focused on Europe?
The Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine
Who is responsible for creating public health care including the National Health Service in Britain?
Aneurin Bevan
What is the Russian name for restructuring during Gorbachev's reign that included implementing free market reforms and allowing some voting within the USSR?
Perestroika
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, America discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba. In which country (countries), near the Soviet Union, did the United States have nuclear missile sites?
Turkey (and Italy)
BONUS: Which country had a referendum in 2014 to seek independence by leaving Great Britiain?
Scotland (they voted against it... but they're trying to get another referendum for this year.... we'll see)