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Who advised the East German leaders to allow people to cross the Berlin wall freely?

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  1. Egon Krenz

  2. Ronald Reagan

  3. John F Kennedy

  4. Mikhail Gorbachev

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Mikhail Gorbachev advised the East German leaders to allow people to cross the Berlin wall freely.
  • Some historians claim that this marked the real end to the Cold War.

The East German government was threatened by crowds of East Germans demonstrating in the cities of ___ and ____.

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  1. Leipzig and Halle

  2. Berlin and Halle

  3. Leipzig and Dresden

  4. Potsdam and Dresden

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • In October 1989, the East German government was threatened by crowds of 300000 East Germans demonstrating in the cities of Leipzig and Dresden.
  • The crowds demanded an end to the communist rule.

The relation of the Soviet Union with the US became difficult after the invasion of which country by the Soviets?

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  1. Cuba

  2. Vietnam

  3. Afghanistan

  4. Hungary

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • From 1956 relations with the US became difficult when the Soviet Union invaded its ally, Hungary.
  • The invasion was done to stop the country’s leaders from giving more freedom to their people.

Who amongst the following was the East German leader during the demonstration by East Germans in the cities of Leipzig and Dresden?

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  1. Hans Modrow

  2. Egon Krenz

  3. Willi Stoph

  4. Margot Honecker

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • In October 1989, the East German government was threatened by crowds of 300000 East Germans demonstrating in the cities of Leipzig and Dresden, demanding an end to communist rule.
  • The East German leader was Egon Krenz.

Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union in the year ____.

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  1. 1985

  2. 1980

  3. 1983

  4. 1987

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • In 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union.
  • He was a firm communist but knew that his country was lagging behind the rest of the world and could no longer afford the expense of the Cold War.

The visit to _____ by the US President Nixon in 1971 worried the Soviet leaders.

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  1. Cuba

  2. Afghanistan

  3. The Soviet Union

  4. China

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Relations with the USA worsened, especially in 1971 when US President Nixon visited communist China.
  • China was an enemy of the Soviet Union back then. This worried the Soviet leaders.

The primary purpose of the European Common Market (European Community) was to:

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  1. Create a central location for the distribution of goods.

  2. Force Eastern European nations to change their trading partners.

  3. Establish a tariff-free flow of goods among member nations.

  4. Promote a one-product economy.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The primary purpose of the European Common Market was to establish a tariff-free flow of goods among member nations. In 1957, the European Common Market was formed by six industrialized Western nations to expand trade by ending tariffs and allowing capital and labor to move freely across the borders of these European nations. The Common Market was a trade agreement, not a distribution center for goods. It was only for Western industrialized countries. The Common Market did not reduce dependence on foreign oil reserves as the Arab Embargo of the 1970s demonstrated. The Common Market was for industrialized and diversified economies.

Which extreme fighters seized power in Afghanistan?

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  1. Al-Qaeda

  2. Mujahideen

  3. Communists

  4. Taliban

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
In 1996, power in Afghanistan was seized by jihadis. They were extreme fighters and were known as Taliban.

Where did the Olympic games take place in 2008?

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  1. Wuhan

  2. Shanghai

  3. Beijing

  4. Guangzhou

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • The Olympic Games of 2008 took place in Beijing, China.
  • An estimated 4.7 billion people watched the Olympic Games in Beijing, which cost 20 billion pounds to stage.

Which organisation entered into Iraq due to the power vacuum created by the invasion of Iraq by the US?

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  1. Communist Party

  2. Al-Qaeda

  3. Taliban

  4. Red Guards

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • During Saddam’s rule, Al-Qaeda had not operated in Iraq, but the power vacuum created by the invasion of Iraq by the US allowed them in.
  • Al-Qaeda aimed to force the withdrawal of foreign troops by making Iraq ungovernable.