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Flashcard 1: Identify the leader of Yugoslavia during its breakup.
Answer: Slobodan Milošević. Serbian leader who promoted Greater Serbia nationalism.
Flashcard 2: Name the treaty that established the European Economic Community.
Answer: Treaty of Rome. 1957 treaty created the EEC, precursor to the European Union.
Flashcard 3: Which ethnic group was targeted during the Bosnian Genocide?
Answer: Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims). Systematic persecution and mass killing during 1990s conflict.
Flashcard 4: What conflict is associated with the term 'The Troubles'?
Answer: Northern Ireland conflict. Three decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.
Flashcard 5: Identify the conflict associated with the term 'ethnic cleansing'.
Answer: Bosnian War. Systematic removal of ethnic groups through violence and displacement.
Flashcard 6: What is the significance of the Maastricht Treaty?
Answer: Formed the European Union in 1993. Created political and economic union with common currency.
Flashcard 7: What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
Answer: Collective defense against aggression. Military alliance formed to counter Soviet threat in Europe.
Flashcard 8: What event symbolized the end of the Cold War?
Answer: Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Marked the end of the Iron Curtain and Soviet influence in Europe.
Flashcard 9: Identify the year the Berlin Wall was constructed.
Answer:
- East Germany built it to stop emigration to the West.
Flashcard 10: What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?
Answer: Rebuild European economies post-WWII. US aid program to prevent communist expansion through economic recovery.
Flashcard 11: What was the primary outcome of the Helsinki Accords?
Answer: Promoted human rights in Europe. 1975 agreement established human rights principles in Europe.
Flashcard 12: In which year did the Hungarian Revolution occur?
Answer:
- Uprising against Soviet control was brutally suppressed.
Flashcard 13: Identify the leader of Yugoslavia during its breakup.
Answer: Slobodan Milošević. Serbian leader who promoted Greater Serbia nationalism.
Flashcard 14: Which country was the focus of the Prague Spring in 1968?
Answer: Czechoslovakia. Reform movement crushed by Warsaw Pact invasion.
Flashcard 15: Name the agreement that led to the reunification of Germany.
Answer: Two Plus Four Agreement. 1990 treaty allowing German reunification with Allied consent.
Flashcard 16: Which country was the focus of the Prague Spring in 1968?
Answer: Czechoslovakia. Reform movement crushed by Warsaw Pact invasion.
Flashcard 17: Which country experienced the Velvet Revolution in 1989?
Answer: Czechoslovakia. Peaceful transition from communist rule to democracy.
Flashcard 18: In which year did the Hungarian Revolution occur?
Answer:
- Uprising against Soviet control was brutally suppressed.
Flashcard 19: What is the significance of the Schengen Agreement?
Answer: Abolished border controls in Europe. Created passport-free travel zone between European countries.
Flashcard 20: Which leader is associated with the Solidarity movement in Poland?
Answer: Lech Wałęsa. Trade union leader who helped end communist rule.
Flashcard 21: What was the primary outcome of the Helsinki Accords?
Answer: Promoted human rights in Europe. 1975 agreement established human rights principles in Europe.
Flashcard 22: What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
Answer:
- Mass celebrations marked the end of German division.
Flashcard 23: Name the policy that aimed to prevent the spread of communism.
Answer: Containment. US strategy to limit Soviet influence during Cold War.
Flashcard 24: What was the primary goal of the European Coal and Steel Community?
Answer: Unify European coal and steel production. First step toward European integration in 1951.
Flashcard 25: Who was the leader of France during the Algerian War of Independence?
Answer: Charles de Gaulle. French president who granted Algeria independence in 1962.
Flashcard 26: Name the country where the Velvet Divorce occurred.
Answer: Czechoslovakia. Peaceful split into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.
Flashcard 27: Identify the policy of economic reforms in the Soviet Union under Gorbachev.
Answer: Perestroika. Economic restructuring policy that allowed market reforms.
Flashcard 28: What was the primary cause of the Yugoslav Wars?
Answer: Ethnic tensions and nationalism. Competing national identities led to violent breakup.
Flashcard 29: Which country did the Good Friday Agreement pertain to?
Answer: Northern Ireland. 1998 peace agreement ended decades of sectarian violence.
Flashcard 30: Name the agreement that led to the reunification of Germany.
Answer: Two Plus Four Agreement. 1990 treaty allowing German reunification with Allied consent.