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DSST Europe After 1945
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1. A terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party.
ETA
Algerian War
NATO
Community Law
2. Officially created the European Union. Led to the creation of a single European currency - the Euro - and allowed for closer political cooperation by giving the EU a unified voice. This treaty also strengthened the role of the European Parliament and
Suez Crisis
Bosnian War
NATO
Maastricht Treaty (1993)
3. This pact committed the EC countries to work toward establishment of a single market by Dec 31 1992. It emerged from frustration that the EC was not living up to its promise - and provided impetus for the restructuring of European industry - allowing
Ostpolitik
Warsaw Pact (1945)
Soviet War in Afghanistan
Single European Act (1987)
4. A treaty which amended the Maastricht and Rome treaties - increasing the role of the European Parliament - President of the European Council and the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Perestroika
23-F
Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
Community Law
5. Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 - and who ruled as a Fascist dictator until his death (1892-1975).
Maastricht Treaty (1993)
Francisco Franco
Community Law
European Union
6. A 1986 accident at a nuclear power plant which released large amounts of radiation; it not only affected the immediate area (Ukraine) - but spread to most of Europe. The Soviet Union promptly attempted to cover it up - inadvertently revealing many of
Chernobyl Accident
Francois Mitterand
Soviet War in Afghanistan
Nikita Khrushchev
7. The leader of the Soviet Union following Stalin ruling from 1953-1964. He created the Cuban Missile Crisis - yet favored a peaceful co-existence with the West.
Nikita Khrushchev
Single European Act (1987)
Carnation Revolution
Konrad Adenauer
8. Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet blocked off all ground routes into the city from 1948 to 1949. It was successful.
East Germany
Warsaw Pact (1945)
Council of the European Union
Berlin Airlifts
9. Conservative British prime minister from 1970 to 1991; held that office longer than any other person; worked to cut welfare and housing expenses and promote free enterprise.
Charles De Gaulle
Margaret Thatcher
Ostpolitik
European Commission
10. King of Spain from 1975 to the present - he helped Spain transition from a dictatorship under Franco to a constitutional monarchy.
Maastricht Treaty (1993)
Treaty of Rome (1957)
Juan Carlos I
Community Law
11. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security - primarily against the Soviet Union.
ikhail Gorbachev
Court of Justice
NATO
Vaclav Havel
12. In 1961 - the Soviet Union built a high barrier to seal off their sector of Berlin in order to stop the flow of refugees out of the Soviet zone of Germany. The wall was torn down in 1989.
Maastricht Treaty (1993)
European Parliament
Francisco Franco
Berlin Wall
13. A failed 1981 coup d'etat in which Antonio Tejero and other military officers took the Spanish Congress of Deputies hostage - and demanded the King install a military government. Juan Carlos I instead stood by the new constitution - and the next day
23-F
Suez Crisis
East Germany
Soviet War in Afghanistan
14. The ultimate decision-making body of the EU - it passes legislation from the commission into law and is comprised of one representative from each member state's government.
Council of the European Union
European Central Bank
European Union
Glastnost
15. In 1968 - Czechoslovakia - under Alexander Dubcek - began a program of reform. Dubcek promised civil liberties - democratic political reforms - and a more independent political system. The Soviet Union invaded the country and put down the short-lived
Nikita Khrushchev
Prague Spring
Korean War
Soviet Union
16. Willy Brandt's policy of 'opening toward the east' that increased relations between West and East Germany in 1972.
European Defense Community
Eurozone
Warsaw Pact (1945)
Ostpolitik
17. An institution made up of 732 members directly elected by member states' populations - it serves as a consultative body to debate and propose amendments to the legislation forwarded from the council.
Algerian War
European Parliament
NATO
East Germany
18. The banking institution whose governing council controls the money supply and sets short term interest rates for the EU.
Treaty of Paris (1951)
European Central Bank
Algerian War
Suez Crisis
19. Soviet policy of 'Openness' to the free flow of ideas and information; introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev.
Chernobyl Accident
Vaclav Havel
Glastnost
Suez Crisis
20. British prime minister since 1997 and architect of 'New Labour'. Favored low taxes - tightly controlled social spending - and closer ties to Europe.
Chernobyl Accident
Court of Auditors
Tony Blair
Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
21. 1952-54 - proposed by French President of the Council - Rene Plevin - in response to the US's call to rearm West Germany - as an alternative to WG accession to NATO - but it failed to ratify in French Parliament.
Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
European Defense Community
Tony Blair
Ostpolitik
22. A communist nation in north central Europe on the Baltic Sea. Created from the Soviet occupation zone of Germany after World War II - dissolved in 1990.
Treaty of Rome (1957)
Ostpolitik
East Germany
Konrad Adenauer
23. An empire in all but name established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine - Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991.
Treaty of Paris (1951)
Glastnost
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
24. The banking institution whose governing council controls the money supply and sets short term interest rates for the EU.
Josef Stalin
European Central Bank
European Union
Berlin Airlifts
25. Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose major reforms in domestic policy were the probable cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
ikhail Gorbachev
Chernobyl Accident
Eurozone
Court of Justice
26. Chancellor of Germany in 1949; the former mayor of Cologne and a long-time anti-Nazi - who began his long - highly successful democratic rule; helped regain respect for Germany.
Vaclav Havel
Glastnost
Konrad Adenauer
23-F
27. Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 - and who ruled as a Fascist dictator until his death (1892-1975).
European Defense Community
Francisco Franco
Prague Spring
Margaret Thatcher
28. A failed 1981 coup d'etat in which Antonio Tejero and other military officers took the Spanish Congress of Deputies hostage - and demanded the King install a military government. Juan Carlos I instead stood by the new constitution - and the next day
Treaty of Rome (1957)
Treaty of Paris (1951)
Bosnian War
23-F
29. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
Francois Mitterand
European Union
Nuremburg Trials
30. An oversight institution within the EU. It is staffed by one individual from each member-country and monitors the implementation of EU budgets and policies.
Suez Crisis
Charles De Gaulle
Prague Spring
Court of Auditors
31. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security - primarily against the Soviet Union.
European Commission
Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
Algerian War
NATO
32. From 1979 to 1989. Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan after a long dAtente - turning it into a Soviet version of Vietnam.
Nikita Khrushchev
Single European Act (1987)
Soviet War in Afghanistan
Francois Mitterand
33. Signed by six nations (France - West Germany - Italy - Belgium - Luxembourg - & the Netherlands) it formally created the European Coal & Steel Community - and eventually led to the creation of the European Union.
Council of the European Union
ETA
Korean War
Treaty of Paris (1951)
34. July 26 - 1956 - Egyptian President Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. British - French and Israeli forces attacked Egypt - but were held back until the UN forced a withdrawal.
Maastricht Treaty (1993)
Copenhagen Criteria
Suez Crisis
European Commission
35. Willy Brandt's policy of 'opening toward the east' that increased relations between West and East Germany in 1972.
Berlin Wall
Ostpolitik
European Parliament
Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
36. Territory encompassing the twelve European Union states that have adopted the euro as their common currency.
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Eurozone
Perestroika
37. A republic established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990.
Bosnian War
West Germany
Vaclav Havel
Court of Auditors
38. French General who founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969.
Charles De Gaulle
Treaty of Rome (1957)
Perestroika
Algerian War
39. The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea. This war prompted the US to suggest re-arming Germany - although the idea was rejected.
Juan Carlos I
Berlin Airlifts
European Central Bank
Korean War
40. Responsible for proposing - implementing - and monitoring compliance with EU legislation; run by a group of commissioners appointed by each member country.
Soviet Union
Korean War
European Commission
23-F
41. This pact committed the EC countries to work toward establishment of a single market by Dec 31 1992. It emerged from frustration that the EC was not living up to its promise - and provided impetus for the restructuring of European industry - allowing
Maastricht Treaty (1993)
Algerian War
Single European Act (1987)
Eurozone
42. A Socialist - He was elected president of France in 1981 - and enacted many liberal measures to reduce inflation and aid workers but could not correct France's economic problems and lost power in 1993.
Warsaw Pact (1945)
Council of the European Union
European Central Bank
Francois Mitterand
43. 'Restructuring -' a policy initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev that involved restructuring of the social and economic status quo in communist Russia towards a market based economy and society.
Perestroika
Treaty of Paris (1951)
Eurozone
European Central Bank
44. An institution made up of 732 members directly elected by member states' populations - it serves as a consultative body to debate and propose amendments to the legislation forwarded from the council.
European Parliament
Chernobyl Accident
NATO
Perestroika
45. July 26 - 1956 - Egyptian President Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. British - French and Israeli forces attacked Egypt - but were held back until the UN forced a withdrawal.
Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
Copenhagen Criteria
Suez Crisis
European Central Bank
46. Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose major reforms in domestic policy were the probable cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Suez Crisis
European Central Bank
ikhail Gorbachev
Berlin Airlifts
47. Signed by six nations (France - West Germany - Italy - Belgium - Luxembourg - & the Netherlands) it formally created the European Coal & Steel Community - and eventually led to the creation of the European Union.
Nuremburg Trials
Perestroika
Warsaw Pact (1945)
Treaty of Paris (1951)
48. A terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party.
European Defense Community
Nuremburg Trials
ETA
Nikita Khrushchev
49. Territory encompassing the twelve European Union states that have adopted the euro as their common currency.
Josef Stalin
Prague Spring
Eurozone
Soviet War in Afghanistan
50. This man was the Yugoslavian Premier from 1945 to 1953 - and President from 1953 to 1980. He was a member of the Russian Bolshevik party around the time of WWI - but later created a unified socialist Yugoslavia separate from the Soviet Union.
Josip Broz Tito
Warsaw Pact (1945)
Tony Blair
East Germany