235 Quiz
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