Political Systems
This term describes a government in which the head of state is elected, but the legislature holds supreme authority
What is a parliamentary republic?
This 19th-century treaty ended the Crimean War and marked a rare defeat for Russia in European power politics.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1856)?
This 1973 crisis nearly escalated to superpower confrontation over control of Middle Eastern oil supply routes.
What is the Yom Kippur War?
This political ideology combines nationalism with authoritarianism and often suppresses opposition and individual freedoms.
What is fascism?
This French revolutionary became First Consul after the Coup of 18 Brumaire and later declared himself Emperor.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This theory argues that political power is concentrated in the hands of bureaucrats and administrators rather than elected officials.
What is the bureaucratic theory?
This 1919 treaty formally ended World War I but sowed political instability in Germany and Europe.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
During this conflict, the risk of nuclear escalation rose due to NATO exercises and miscommunication in 1983.
What is Able Archer 83?
This is considerd the most "moderate" of the 3 movement Marx wrote in the Communist Manifesto
What is socialism?
This Italian statesman unified Italy in the 19th century through diplomacy and military campaigns.
Who is Count Camillo di Cavour?
This term describes a government that combines authoritarian rule with ideological control and a single-party monopoly.
What is a totalitarian state?
The “Glorious Revolution” of 1688 replaced James II with this monarch and established parliamentary supremacy in England.
Who are William III and Mary II?
This revoultion in Chechoslovakia saw it break free from the Soviet Union and the Iron Curtain?
What is the Velvet Revolution?
This 20th-century movement sought the overthrow of colonial powers through armed struggle and diplomacy in Africa and Asia.
What is decolonization?
This Chinese leader launched the Hundred Flowers Campaign and the Great Leap Forward.
Who is Mao Zedong?
This system allows multiple parties to compete for power, but one party dominates due to structural and legal advantages.
What is a dominant-party system?
This 20th-century political pact between Hitler and Stalin secretly divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
What is the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
This 1991 conflict saw UN-backed forces repel an invasion in the Middle East, highlighting coalition politics.
What is the Gulf War?
This 1960s-70s movement focused on challenging gender norms, reproductive rights, and workplace equality.
What is the second-wave feminist movement?
This Soviet leader implemented glasnost and perestroika, helping to end the Cold War.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This political theory posits that society is best governed through decentralized, voluntary associations rather than centralized state authority.
What is anarchism?
This 1956 event saw the Soviet Union crush a popular uprising, demonstrating Cold War repression in Eastern Europe.
What is the Hungarian Revolution of 1956?
This prolonged proxy conflict between 1950 and 1975 involved U.S. and Soviet-backed forces and raised fears of global escalation.
What is the Vietnam War?
This ideological struggle defined the 20th century, pitting capitalist and communist blocs against each other globally.
What is the Cold War?
This South African leader spent 27 years in prison before negotiating an end to apartheid and becoming president.
Who is Nelson Mandela?