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DSST Europe After 1945

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






2. 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






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






4. '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.






5. Soviet policy of 'Openness' to the free flow of ideas and information; introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev.






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.






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. 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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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.






24. A supranational institution comprised of one judge from each member state - This is the supreme appeals court for EU law.






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. Responsible for proposing - implementing - and monitoring compliance with EU legislation; run by a group of commissioners appointed by each member country.






31. Soviet policy of 'Openness' to the free flow of ideas and information; introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev.






32. 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.






33. 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






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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. '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.






39. 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.






40. 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






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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






46. 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.






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






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






49. 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






50. 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.