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What is the annual defense budget of China?

$250 Billion

What is the annual defense budget of Russia?

$60 Billion

What is the annual defense budget of the USA?

$800 Billion

Name and state the years in office of the last six U.S. Presidents

1. Current: Joe Biden (2021-present) 2. Donald Trump (2017-2021) 3.Barack Obama (2009-2017) 4. George W. Bush (2001-2009) 5. Bill Clinton (1993-2001) 6. George Bush (1989-1993)

Name the three countries that ruled or "propped up" Cuba in the last 150 years

1. Spain 2. United States 3. Soviet Union

Population of China?

1.4 billion

What is the population of Russia?

144 million

From what years did the Soviet Union exist?

1922-1991

When was the Iranian revolution?

1979

How many Russians died in WWII?

20-25 million

How many Americans died in WWII?

419,000

How many Jews were estimated to have been executed during WWII by the Germans?

6 million

Population of the United Kingdom?

67 million

Leader of Germany during WWII

Adolf Hitler

What is the top Shia leader in Iran called?

Ayotollah

What is the capital of China?

Beijing

What is the capital of Germany?

Berlin

First elected president of Russia

Boris Yeltsin

Name of UK's leaving of European Union

Brexit

Who is the gentleman below and what did he become "famous" for?

British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Became famous for signing Munich agreement with Adolph Hitler in 1938

First leader of Taiwan

Chiang Kai-shek

What country is the flag below from?

China

Why doesn't the United States have an official embassy in Taiwan?

China does not want the U.S. to officially recognize Taiwan as an independent country

What does the red color represent?

Chinese Revolution

What does the big star represent

Communist Party (CCP)

What are the two largest political parties in the United Kingdom?

Conservative Party & Labour Party

What group must approve of all legislation in Iran before it passes?

Council of Guardians

What area of Ukraine did Russia annex in 2014?

Crimea

The United Kingdom is made up of what four geographical entities?

England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

What are three key reasons for the fall of the Soviet Union?

Failed economic system Imperial overstretch Failed economic/political reforms

Revolutionary leader of Cuba

Fidel Castro

What country joined NATO in 2022 and why?

Finland. To be protected from Russia through collective security.

US President during WWII

Franklin D. Roosevelt

What is the capital of Cuba?

Havana

Why is the man trying to stop the tanks and who is he?

He is protesting the crackdown and killing of pro-reform activists in Beijing by the government; He is no one and everyone.

What is the elected legislature in the UK called?

House of Commons

What is the unelected legislature in the UK called?

House of Lords

What does "IRA" stand for in int'l politics?

Irish Republican Army

Leader of Russia during WWII

Joseph Stalin

When did this incident occur?

June 5, 1989

Name of party/group that ruled Cambodia from 1975-1979

Khmer Rouge

President of North Korea

Kim Jong Un

Leader of the Russian revolution

Lenin

What does "Bolshevik" mean in political terms?

Lenin-led Marxists who believed in vanguard communist party to overthrown the Tsar.

What is the capital of the UK?

London

Leader of Chinese revolution

Mao Zedong

President of Cuba

Miguel Díaz-Canel

Who is the gentleman below and what is he known for? pt 2

Mikhail Gorbachev; Last leader of USSR; tried to reform USSR but failed and USSR collapsed in 1992.

What country joined NATO in 2017, was called a "Tiny country...with very aggressive people," by Donald Trump in 2018 and had its Prime Minister shoved aside by Trump so he could get in front for a photo at a NATO summit?

Montenegro

What was the Warsaw Pact?

Mutual Defense pact led by former Soviet Union, to counter NATO

What specific area in what country is this incident occurring?

Near Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

What is NATO?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Mutual Defense pact with U.S., Canada and 29 European countries

Head of German Government

Olaf Scholz

What sort of electoral system does the US and UK have for most elections?

Plurality

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak

Who is the President below and what did he call the Soviet Union?

Ronald Reagan, Evil Empire

What three countries border China to its north and northeast?

Russia Mongolia North Korea

What is the majority branch of Islam in Iran?

Shia

What is the majority branch of Islam in the world?

Sunni

What is the main legislative body in Russia called?

The State Duma

What type of political system does Iran have?

Theocracy

Leader of Russia before revolution

Tsar Nicholas

Who fought whom in WWI?

U.S., UK, France, Russia (until 1917) VERSUS Germany, Turkish Empire (Ottoman Empire), Austria-Hungary Empire

Who fought whom in WWII?

U.S., UK, Soviet Union, China VERSUS Germany, Japan, Italy, Vichy France

Name five countries other than U.S. that bombed Libyan forces starting in March of 2011

UK, France, Canada, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden

Name the 9 countries that have nuclear weapons

USA France China UK Russia Israel India Pakistan North Korea

Russia invaded _______ on __________

Ukraine, February 22nd, 2022

What did USSR stand for? What was the Cyrillic for USSR?

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (CCCP)

Who is the person below and what did he do?

Vladimir Lenin. Leader of Russian Revolution in 1917 and first leader of USSR (1922-1924).

President of Russia

Vladimir Putin

Prime Minister of UK during WWII

Winston Churchill

Which two wars (and years) have featured the use of poison gas?

World War I (1914-1919) and Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)

President of China

Xi Jinping

What is the head of government in Germany called?

chancellor

What type of political system does the UK have?

multi-party parliamentary democracy

What type of political system does China have?

one party dictatorship

What do the four little stars represent?

people

What is the electoral system called in which a party receives the number of seats in a legislature equal to the % of votes the party received in the election?

proportional representation


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