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DSST Europe After 1945
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1. 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
Carnation Revolution
Suez Crisis
Berlin Airlifts
2. 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.
Court of Justice
Josef Stalin
Bosnian War
European Defense Community
3. A supranational institution comprised of one judge from each member state - This is the supreme appeals court for EU law.
Bosnian War
Nikita Khrushchev
Court of Justice
Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
4. From 1979 to 1989. Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan after a long dAtente - turning it into a Soviet version of Vietnam.
European Commission
Warsaw Pact (1945)
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet War in Afghanistan
5. 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.
ikhail Gorbachev
ETA
Court of Auditors
Algerian War
6. 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.
Berlin Wall
Nikita Khrushchev
Tony Blair
Charles De Gaulle
7. 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.
Ostpolitik
East Germany
Single European Act (1987)
Court of Auditors
8. 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
Maastricht Treaty (1993)
Carnation Revolution
Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
Nikita Khrushchev
9. 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
Juan Carlos I
Single European Act (1987)
East Germany
Konrad Adenauer
10. 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.
Community Law
European Parliament
European Central Bank
Carnation Revolution
11. 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.
Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
23-F
European Defense Community
Konrad Adenauer
12. 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.
Margaret Thatcher
Josip Broz Tito
European Parliament
Carnation Revolution
13. 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.
Court of Auditors
Carnation Revolution
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Union
14. French General who founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969.
Charles De Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
Korean War
Nuremburg Trials
15. Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 - and who ruled as a Fascist dictator until his death (1892-1975).
Court of Auditors
Tony Blair
Francisco Franco
Berlin Airlifts
16. Soviet policy of 'Openness' to the free flow of ideas and information; introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev.
Tony Blair
Court of Auditors
Chernobyl Accident
Glastnost
17. 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.
23-F
Perestroika
Community Law
Treaty of Paris (1951)
18. Leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin 1922-1953 - committed terrible atrocities but was a member of the Allies during the war. He introduced a highly-centralized economy based on Five-Year Plans.
Ostpolitik
Glastnost
Josef Stalin
Bosnian War
19. 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.
Ostpolitik
Nikita Khrushchev
Glastnost
Francois Mitterand
20. Responsible for proposing - implementing - and monitoring compliance with EU legislation; run by a group of commissioners appointed by each member country.
ETA
Maastricht Treaty (1993)
European Commission
Treaty of Rome (1957)
21. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
Konrad Adenauer
23-F
European Union
West Germany
22. The banking institution whose governing council controls the money supply and sets short term interest rates for the EU.
Maastricht Treaty (1993)
Margaret Thatcher
European Central Bank
Carnation Revolution
23. 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.
Nikita Khrushchev
West Germany
Maastricht Treaty (1993)
Konrad Adenauer
24. 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.
Perestroika
Council of the European Union
Berlin Wall
Konrad Adenauer
25. 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.
Treaty of Rome (1957)
Josip Broz Tito
Community Law
Juan Carlos I
26. 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.
Glastnost
Josip Broz Tito
Margaret Thatcher
Soviet Union
27. 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.
Korean War
Francois Mitterand
Nuremburg Trials
Perestroika
28. 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
Prague Spring
Konrad Adenauer
Eurozone
Court of Justice
29. 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.
European Defense Community
Glastnost
Single European Act (1987)
Nikita Khrushchev
30. Willy Brandt's policy of 'opening toward the east' that increased relations between West and East Germany in 1972.
Copenhagen Criteria
Francois Mitterand
Ostpolitik
Vaclav Havel
31. '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.
Treaty of Paris (1951)
Perestroika
Court of Auditors
Suez Crisis
32. 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.
Margaret Thatcher
Berlin Wall
Bosnian War
Juan Carlos I
33. A body of treaties - law and court judgments which operates alongside the legal systems of the European Union's member states.
Community Law
Warsaw Pact (1945)
Konrad Adenauer
Juan Carlos I
34. 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.
Josef Stalin
Algerian War
Berlin Airlifts
Charles De Gaulle
35. British prime minister since 1997 and architect of 'New Labour'. Favored low taxes - tightly controlled social spending - and closer ties to Europe.
Tony Blair
Court of Auditors
Nuremburg Trials
Maastricht Treaty (1993)
36. 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.
Glastnost
Korean War
Carnation Revolution
Court of Auditors
37. Territory encompassing the twelve European Union states that have adopted the euro as their common currency.
Soviet Union
Eurozone
Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer
38. From 1979 to 1989. Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan after a long dAtente - turning it into a Soviet version of Vietnam.
Copenhagen Criteria
Soviet War in Afghanistan
Bosnian War
Court of Auditors
39. A terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party.
Juan Carlos I
ETA
Charles De Gaulle
NATO
40. '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
Tony Blair
Eurozone
Suez Crisis
41. 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
Treaty of Rome (1957)
Court of Auditors
Charles De Gaulle
Chernobyl Accident
42. 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.
Soviet War in Afghanistan
Margaret Thatcher
European Defense Community
Bosnian War
43. A body of treaties - law and court judgments which operates alongside the legal systems of the European Union's member states.
Court of Auditors
Suez Crisis
European Commission
Community Law
44. 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.
Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
Nuremburg Trials
NATO
European Parliament
45. A supranational institution comprised of one judge from each member state - This is the supreme appeals court for EU law.
23-F
Eurozone
Court of Justice
Charles De Gaulle
46. Responsible for proposing - implementing - and monitoring compliance with EU legislation; run by a group of commissioners appointed by each member country.
Korean War
Korean War
Bosnian War
European Commission
47. 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.
European Commission
Konrad Adenauer
Court of Auditors
Korean War
48. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security - primarily against the Soviet Union.
Korean War
NATO
Josip Broz Tito
Nikita Khrushchev
49. Treaty that formed an alliance of the Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain; USSR - Albania - Bulgaria - Czechoslovakia - East Germany - Hungary - Poland - and Romania.
Single European Act (1987)
Nikita Khrushchev
Carnation Revolution
Warsaw Pact (1945)
50. Willy Brandt's policy of 'opening toward the east' that increased relations between West and East Germany in 1972.
Josef Stalin
Juan Carlos I
NATO
Ostpolitik