Cold War
In what year was the Geneva Summit
1955
For how many years was Edward the Confessor king?
What year were the serfs emancipated?
1861
How did Jan Masaryk die?
Defenestration
Although the pope hated Stigand, William kept him in his position til which year?
1070
What happened to Imre Nagy after the uprising in Hungary 1956?
Executed fam
Harthacnut succeeded to the throne after the death of which previous king?
Harold Harefoot
How many attacks on Jewish people and property were there between 1881 and 1905? +/- 20
215
____ – ____ – Alexander III
____ – ____ - Nicholas II
1881 – 1894 – Alexander III
1894 – 1917 Nicholas II
Date Nicolae Ceaușescu died
25 December 1989
Worried that Czechoslovakia was slipping from his grasp, the Soviet leader, ___ , declared that the USSR would not allow the countries of Eastern Europe to reject communism ‘even if it meant a third World War’
Brezhnev
before Harthacanute was buried, all the people chose ___ as king in London."
Edward
Education was also changed during Alexander III’s reign. University fees were increased with the ____ (year) Education Statue.
1887
ap fogeyish tb
The Bay of Pigs
Who was Nicolae Ceaușescu?
Former President of Romania
3 Leaders throughout the Prague Spring
Novotny, Dubcek, Husak
The Battle of Tinchebray took place in which year?
1106
700
What month and year was the Berlin Wall torn down?
November 1989
What year was Ronald Reagan born?
1911
Who said the following quote - "The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want. They spread and grow in the evil soil of poverty and strife"
Truman
What book was commissioned by Queen Edith?
Vita Edwardi
Up to 1855, Jews in Russia were restricted to living in the border areas of Russia only; this was called, the “_______________”
Pale Settlement
In 1990 the three Baltic states, ___,____,____ , declared independence from the Soviet Union – these were not just Soviet satellites; they had been part of the USSR itself.
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
1861 Emancipation manifesto proclaimed the abolishment of all private estate and household domestic serfdom, practically giving liberty to more than __ million Russian peasants.
23