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What colour do you get when you mix blue and yellow?
Green
"Peace, land and bread"
Lenin
What is the name of the group led the October Revolution, bringing radical change to Russia in 1917.
The Bolsheviks
This leader declared Vietnamese independence from French rule in 1945.
Ho Chi Minh
Who was a prominent anti-apartheid leader and the first black president of South Africa elected in 1994.
Nelson Mandela
Which 2 countries was formerly known as Prussia and Persia?
Germany and Iran
"One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic"
Stalin
The NEP was replaced in 1928 by this radical economic policy, marking a shift in agricultural production.
The US increased involvement in Vietnam after this reported incident in August 1964?
The Gulf of Tonkin incident.
What is the name of the organisation that led the anti-apartheid campaign and was banned in South Africa in 1960.
African National Congress (ANC).
How many sections in your HSC Exam? (Name them)
Section 1 - Power and Authority 1919-1946
Section 2 - NATIONAL STUDIES: RUSSIA AND THE USSR 1917-1941 (option F)
Section 3 - PEACE AND CONFLICT: CONFLICT IN INDOCHINA 1954–1979 (option A)
Section 4 - CHANGE IN THE MODERN WORLD: APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA 1960–1994 (Option F)
"You have a row of dominoes set up...”
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stalin’s regime used this series of legal proceedings to eliminate political opposition during the 1930s.
The Great Purges
What is the name of the communist group that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, instituting brutal policies that led to mass killings?
The Khmer Rouge.
This massacre in 1960 became a turning point in South African opposition politics.
The Sharpeville Massacre
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels?
Karl Marx
“Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are acting on their own free will.”
Joseph Goebbels
Put these events in chronological order:
A. Five-Year Plans begin
B. Stalin becomes General Secretary
C. Collectivisation begins
D. Great Purge
E. Lenin dies
B → E → A → C → D
1922 → 1924 → 1928 → 1929 → 1936–38
General Secretary, Lenin dies, Five Year Plans, Collectivisation, Great Purge
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive in shifting public opinion and policy in the United States.
Despite military setbacks for North Vietnam, the scale of the Tet Offensive shocked US audiences, leading to declining support for the war and increased calls for withdrawal.
The regime responded to growing resistance by declaring this in key urban areas during the 1980s.
State of Emergency
Who is my favourite singer/songwriter?
Taylor Swift
"Put Riley Melvin's house in a woodchipper"
Riley Legge (2025)
What was censorship used for under Stalin?
To control information, suppress criticism and prevent ideas considered threatening to the regime from spreading.
Name two factors that contributed to the eventual defeat and withdrawal of the United States from Vietnam.
Any two of:
What 1976 uprising began after students protested against the compulsory use of Afrikaans in schools?
Soweto Uprising