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100

The D-Day Offensive was conducted on the beaches of what area of France?

Normandy

100

Who took over the USSR after Stalin and was responsible for some reforms?

Nikita Khruschev

100

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)

100

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...)

100

What type of political parties developed throughout Europe that focused on environmentalism and liberal policies?

Green Parties

200

Advances in transportation and communication technology allowed Germany to develop what military tactic during WWII?

The Blitzkrieg

200
Which Baywatch television star was in Berlin as the German people tore down the wall?

David Hasselhof

200
What was the name for Gorbachev's policy that removed censorship throughout the Soviet Union and allowed citizens to complain about the government?

Glasnost (Openness)

200

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

200

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

300

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

300

Who replaced Khrushchev as the leader of the Communist Party in the USSR bring back Stalinesque repression and censorship?

Leonoid Brezhnev 

300

What is the name for the period of reduced nuclear arms building during the 1970s?

Détente 

300

What factors influenced the rise of Conservative and Right-Wing political groups in the 1970s?

Various Answers

300

Which country voted to leave the European Union in 2016?

Britain

400

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

400
Who officially ended the Cold War by banning the communist party in Russia in 1991?

Boris Yeltsin

400

What are three typical social programs that are included in a welfare state?

Public Healthcare; Old-Age Pensions; Disability; Unemployment Insurance; Access to higher education; etc.
400

What was a major achievement of Soviet society during the Khrushchev years?

The Space Race

400

What was a major goal of the 1991 Maastricht Treaty?

The creation of a single currency; the creation of a central bank

500

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

500

Who is responsible for creating public health care including the National Health Service in Britain?

Aneurin Bevan

500

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

500

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)

500

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)