11. THE COLD
WAR
1. Explain at length the bipolar system in the second
half of 20th century.
2. Why this bipolar system was called the Cold War?
3. Explain three characteristics about the Cold War.
4. What was the Third World?
5. Explain the Marshall Plan.
6. What were the common characteristics of Western-Bloc
countries?
7. What countries formed the Eastern Bloc?
8. What were the common characteristics of Eastern Bloc
countries?
9. How was Communist China born?
10. Explain the Soviet-Chinese relations?
11. Explain the Hungarian revolt.
12. Explain the Prague Spring.
13. What was Decolonization?
14. What is the national self-determination?
15. What were the causes for Decolonization?
16. How was the colonial elites’ education? Think about
it.
17. Explain the Indian decolonization.
18. When did Algeria gain its independence?
19. Write a long explanation about the Non-Aligned
Movement.
20. What were the common characteristics in
politics of non-aligned countries?
21. How did non-aligned countries act in international
relations?
22. Explain the Bandung Conference.
23. If the Western bloc was the First World and non-aligned
countries were Third World, what was the Second World?
24. Why do wars exist in Third World nations?
25. What is the cause of poverty in developing countries?
26. In what decade did most of African countries gain its
independence?
27. After Second World War the Western society bettered
its living standard. Mention three signs of it.
28. The welfare state was begun in United Kingdom for
Clement Attlee’s administration (1945-1951). Explain its characteristics.
29. What did economic sectors favor the growth of the
middle class?
30. Explain the consumerism in the the post–World War II economic boom.
31. Explain the Civil Rights
movement.
32. What new ideas were favored
by the hippies?
33. How did May 1968 events end in France?
34. What is a disposable income?
35. What is a household appliance?
36. What were the common characteristics of Eastern-Bloc
society? What was the worst? What was the best?
37. What process was the cause of the rural exodus in the
USSR?
38. What were the forced-labour camps?
39. What Soviet politician freed the political prisoners
in 1955?
40. What was the collectivization?
41. What is a commune?
42. During the Great Leap Forward the Chinese industrial
and agricultural production were disturbed and they fell rapidly. Thirty
millions of people died due to a general famine. What was the Great Leap
Forward? What Communist politician ordered it?
43. Why did the agricultural productivity fall in
Communist dictatorships?
44. Mention three factors of economic growth in post-war
Western-bloc economy.
45. What were the effects of Marshall Plan?
46. How did Western-bloc governments intervene in their
economies? What is this intervention called? Think about it.
47. What industries grew in these years? Mention some
technological advance.
48. Explain the Benelux.
49. Explain the birth of the European Coal and Steel Community.
50. Explain the first years of the European Economic
Community.
51. What were economic objectives of Stalin?
52. How did Stalinist economy work?
53. How were Eastern-bloc economies?
54. How was Soviet economy after Stalin’s death?
55. Explain the Great Leap Forward, again.
56. How long was Franco’s dictatorship?
57. What was the one political party in Francoist Spain?
Explain it.
58. Did a Spanish constitution exist when Franco ruled?
59. Where are all the political, economic and cultural
powers concentrated in Spain during Franco’s rule?
60. When did Franco sign his first treaty with U.S.A.?
61. When was Spain admitted to the UN?
62. How were Francoist governments in the 60’s?
63. What happened in 1969 in Spain?
64. Explain the international situation of Spain between
1939 and 1953.
65. What is an embargo?
66. Explain the treaties signed in 1953 by the Spanish
government.
67. Explain the Spanish economic situation between 1939
and 1953.
68. Explain the Spanish economic situation in the Sixties.
69. Explain the emigration and the tourism effects on
Spanish economy during Franco’s regime.
70. How did Franco’s dictatorship influence Spanish
society in its forty years?
