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DSST Europe After 1945

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1. Treaty that formed an alliance of the Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain; USSR - Albania - Bulgaria - Czechoslovakia - East Germany - Hungary - Poland - and Romania.






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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






6. French General who founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969.






7. British prime minister since 1997 and architect of 'New Labour'. Favored low taxes - tightly controlled social spending - and closer ties to Europe.






8. Willy Brandt's policy of 'opening toward the east' that increased relations between West and East Germany in 1972.






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.






10. '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.






11. French General who founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969.






12. 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






13. Eligibility rules for the European Union. Candidates must be secular - stable - and democratic - with respect for rule of law and civil rights.






14. A terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party.






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. Treaty that formed an alliance of the Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain; USSR - Albania - Bulgaria - Czechoslovakia - East Germany - Hungary - Poland - and Romania.






19. Left-leaning 1974 military coup in Portugal that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a democracy - after two years of a transitional period known as PREC - which were characterized by social turmoil.






20. Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 - and who ruled as a Fascist dictator until his death (1892-1975).






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 - and who ruled as a Fascist dictator until his death (1892-1975).






24. Pact which set up the EEC/European Economic Community/Common Market. Had same members as the ECSC but extended its provisions the other items of trade.






25. Czech playwright that called for the independence of Czechoslovakia by 1989; became the first President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic in 1993.






26. 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.






27. '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.






28. From 1992 to 1995 - the Serbs - Croats and Muslims of Bosnia fought a bloody three-way civil war. The EU was too conflicted to respond until 1995 - until the UN and NATO - fronted by the US - intervened and ended it.






29. Territory encompassing the twelve European Union states that have adopted the euro as their common currency.






30. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security - primarily against the Soviet Union.






31. 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.






32. Pact which set up the EEC/European Economic Community/Common Market. Had same members as the ECSC but extended its provisions the other items of trade.






33. A series of trials in 1945 conducted by an International Military Tribunal in which former Nazi leaders were charged with crimes against peace - crimes against humanity - and war crimes.






34. 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.






35. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security - primarily against the Soviet Union.






36. 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.






37. From 1992 to 1995 - the Serbs - Croats and Muslims of Bosnia fought a bloody three-way civil war. The EU was too conflicted to respond until 1995 - until the UN and NATO - fronted by the US - intervened and ended it.






38. 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.






39. From 1979 to 1989. Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan after a long dAtente - turning it into a Soviet version of Vietnam.






40. King of Spain from 1975 to the present - he helped Spain transition from a dictatorship under Franco to a constitutional monarchy.






41. A body of treaties - law and court judgments which operates alongside the legal systems of the European Union's member states.






42. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.






43. Conflict between France and Algeria involving separation and decolonization. The civil war led to Frances' Fifth Republic and Algeria's independence. (1954-62)






44. 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






45. 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.






46. 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.






47. 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.






48. Willy Brandt's policy of 'opening toward the east' that increased relations between West and East Germany in 1972.






49. 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.






50. Left-leaning 1974 military coup in Portugal that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a democracy - after two years of a transitional period known as PREC - which were characterized by social turmoil.







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