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August 1945 (Nagasaki, Hiroshima)
When (MM/YY) the nuclear bombs were being used for the first time in a war history?
100
The first dog on the Earth´s orbit (1957).
Who or what was "Laika"?
100
The first man in space (1961).
Who was Yuri Gaharin?
100
Destroying everything old, religious and traditional AND replacing it with communist ideology.
What does "Cultural Revolution" mean when talking about China in 1960s and 1970s?
100
Peaceful resistance, non-violent protests
What does the illustrating word "Velvet" mean when talking about the "Velvet Revolution" of 1989?
200
Winston Churchill (British Prime Minister) 1946
Who was the first person who used "Iron Curtain" expression AND when (year)?
200
It was a tribunal where all the speeches were planned before according to Soviet scenarios AND the Secret Police tried to prove what could not be proved.
What does the "political process" mean (talking about tribunals in Czechoslovakia in 1950s)?
200
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was the leader of African-American Civil Rights Movement ("I have a dream" speech)?
200
A symbolic fight between the Soviet team and a satellite state team (the only change how to protest).
What does the "Cold War on ice" mean?
200
Glasnost = openess, friendliness Perestroika = rebuilding, reshaping
What was the concept of "glasnost" and "perestroika" about? (Gorbachev)
300
USSR blockaded any supplies going to West Berlin. As a consequence, the Trizonia countries (US, UK, Fr) supplied West Berlin by planes = Airlift.
Who was blocking who during the Berlin Blockade AND what was the "Airlift"?
300
Korean War
During this conflict, one state was divided by the 38th Paralel into two countries - one supported by the USSR, the other by the US and allies. What was the conflict´s name?
300
A situation when the Soviet nuclear weapons were being placed in Cuba (the immediate threat to the US).
What does "Cuban Missile Crisis" mean?
300
OPEC created the oil embargo - lowering the oil production and rising up prices.
What was the cause of the First Oil Crisis in 1973?
300
Karol Wojtyla
What was the native name of the Pope John Paul II?
400
It was an economic aid provided by the US to European states - to recover after the WWII.
What was "Marshall Plan" about?
400
European Coal and Steel Community
What was the first step of European Integration (organization)? It started in 1951 and dealt with two strategic resources.
400
The Wall was built - dividing Eastern (communist) and Western (capitalist) part of the city.
What happened in Berlin in 1961?
400
It was a document demanding the basic human rights to be applied in Czechoslovia. Václav Havel
What was "Charter 77" and who was one of the leaders?
400
Living in the way that the future generations will also enjoy all the sources we are enjoying now. It considers environmental, economic and social aspects of human activities.
What does a "Sustainable Development" mean?
500
NATO = a military cooperation between West European states and the US. Warsaw Pact = the Treaty of Friendship (1955) between East European countries AND a reaction of USSR to NATO.
What was NATO and Warsaw Pact about?
500
Fidel Castro
Who was the leader of Cuban Revolution (1953-59) and established the "revolutionary socialist state" of Cuba?
500
The period before August 1968 when the reform Communists introduced more democratic principles into the everyday life. It was finished by the "brotherhood help" of Warsaw Pact armies led by the Soviets.
What does the "Prague Spring" mean?
500
USSR > socialist government USA > islamist groups called Mujahideen (incl. al-Qaeda)
In Afghan War, the USSR supported ............................... and the US supported ............................
500
Argentina wanted the Falkland Islands to be a part of its territory, so it invaded them in 1982. However, these islands were a part of British territory. After two months, the UK got the islands under its control again.
What was the Falkland War about?