W&M in IR History
This Secretary of Defense was the only Secretary of Defense to serve for two Presidential administrations of different parties, later going on to serve as W&M's Chancellor
In Winston's Churchill's speech, "A Sinew of Peace" delivered in Fulton, Missouri, he described the boundary dividing the West from the Soviet-controlled communist states as a...
What is the Iron Curtain?
What is the United Nations?
The Chinese call themselves "Zhongguo", which roughly translates to...
What is "Middle Kingdom"?
President Katherine Rowe is known to own 2 cars of this car brand.
What is Tesla
Who are the two W&M chancellors who made an impact on Cold War international relations that served from 1993-2000 and 2000-2005?
Who is Margaret Thatcher and Henry Kissinger?
Invaded by and eventually repelling the Soviet Union 1979, this nation is called the "Graveyard of Empires".
What is Afghanistan?
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) was created as a response to shifting international orders at that time, founded by which countries? (Name at least one)
What is Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan (and formerly Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan)
Often called "China's Hawaii", which Chinese island resides south of China's mainland in the South China Sea?
What is Hainan?
The Sunken Gardens was a part of a project from the Works Progress Administration, created by this President
This Cold War President met with 7 heads of state for the Economic Summit in Williamsburg
Who is President Ronald Reagan?
This laboratory is known to have conducted the first nuclear bomb test, known as the "Trinity Test"
What is the Los Alamos Laboratory?
Considered by some observers in the West as an alternative to the G7, this organization aimed to provide an economic and political intergovernmental organization for nations not necessarily aligned with the "First World"
What is BRICS?
This military branch was founded in 1966 as the newest branch of the PRC's military.
What is the PLA Rocket Force?
Known for only throwing parties with his Korean roommate, this W&M student dropped out after freshman year was the son of which famous martial arts movie star
Who is Jackie Chan
W&M's AidData's founding came through a need to continue compiling data on foreign aid originally spearheaded by which international organization?
What is the United Nations?
The Holy Alliance was an absolutist monarchist coalition formed in response to what rapidly spreading ideology in Europe?
Republicanism
Considered as a "Lender of Last Resort", this organization requires nations taking out loans agree to a structural adjustment program for its national economy
What is the International Monetary Fund? (IMF)
The People's Liberation Army, commanded by Xi Jinping, is ultimately is owned by which group or entity?
The CCP (as opposed to the PRC)
Jefferson Hall
This current W&M professor served as chargé d'affaires to Finland at the end of his foreign service career in 2010
Who is Professor Michael Butler? (History Department)
1 year before Nixon's first meeting with Mao Zedong, Henry Kissinger secretly met with Zhou Enlai to discuss the possibilities of a US-PRC summit in which country?
What is Pakistan?
Originating from the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE), this organization aimed to reduce tensions during the period of detente in the 70s that still exists to this day.
What is the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe? (OSCE)
Consisting of top leadership of the PRC's CCP, this political decision making organ currently holds 7 of the most powerful members of the party.
What is the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party? (Or Standing Committee)
7 W&M students and 1 W&M chemistry professor were arrested for running a drug ring that included cocaine sold in campus buildings such as Barrett hall in this year
What is 2017/2018?