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With the Watergate scandal, what was uncovered?
Nixon off-shore accounts
ilegal American espionage
porn photos of Nixon
New nuclear weapons plan
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Which country imposed its rules over Hungary after WWII?
USSR
Nobody
Germany
USA
3
Which social group began May 68?
Students
Intelectuals
Elderly people
Politicians
4
When was the "Hydrogen bomb" developed?
1970
1950
1940
1960
5
Who was the political leader in Spain during the Cold War?
Juan Carlos I
Manolete
Francisco Franco
Miguel Primo de Rivera
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Pinochet stablished...
a monarchy
a dictatorship
a republic
a communist government
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Pinochet's way to access to the power was...
killing the president
a coup d'êtat
a general election
a war
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"May 68" is known as the largest...
French political refomr in history
French general strike in history
French hunger in history
French demostration in history
9
What was the name of the American spacecraft to land on the moon?
Apollo 11
Apollo 13 (bad luck)
Apollo 11
Apollo 10
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Who took over De Gaulle?
De Gaulle JR
Baguette
Petain
Pompidou
11
You are dying to know a lot about...
BAY OF PIGS AND MISSILE CRISIS
VIETNAM WAR
BERLIN WALL
IT DOESN'T MATTER-WE LOVE HISTORY
12
The US President affected by the Watergate Scandal was
Kennedy
Nixon
Obama
Roosevelt
13
McCarthy created a policy against...
witches
communism
political opposition
capitalism
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Which type of government did USSR have after Stalin death?
Communist
Capitalist
Semi-communist
Neutral
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Who was Augusto Pinochet?
Peruvian leader
Argentinian leader
Spanish leader
Chilean leader
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Pinochet's dictatorship lasted untill
1980's
1990's
2000's
1970's
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Sadly, Pinochet became very famous for...
his repression policy
his awful policies
his military techniques
his bad taste in general
18
What is the name of the American organization to be more effective in space?
NASA
ASNA
NATO
OTAN
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Who was the French president during May 68?
Marceu
Petain
Baguette
De Gaulle
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When did USA responded USSR and launched their own satellite?
Just a few months after
Just a few days after
It took another year
It took a whole decade
21
What was the "Space Race"?
A competition to be the first nations to build a satellite
A race in the space, LOL!
A race to build the largest artificial satellite
A competition to be the first nation to orbit the planet
22
Which type of government did Hungary have after WWII?
Communist
Republic
Monarchy
Capitalist
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Which were the main political and economic system or systems in the world after WWII?
Communism
Monarquies
Republics
Capitalism
24
How did Hungary get rid off communism?
With a students revolt
Killing the President
With a war
Killing Imre Nagy
25
When did the Cold War start?
Just before WWI
Just before WWII
Just after WWI
Just after WWII
26
Who was the first country to orbit the Earth with an artificial satellite?
Spain
USSR
USA
UK
27
Who was the Russian leader after Stalin?
Makenkov
Lenin
Khrushchev
Kalasnikov
28
When did the USSR launch the first satellite which orbit around the planet Earth?
1956
1957
1955
1958
29
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
An American senator
An American opposition leader
An American president
An American actor
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The Watergate scandal happened in...
UK
USA
China
USSR
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When the Watergate started, your favourite teacher was only 4 days old!!! That was in
1971
1970
Some time in the last century
1972
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Where did the "May 68" happen?
UK
France
Spain
USSR
33
When did Stalin die?
1952
1954
1953
1955
34
Just after WWII, which country developed the "Hydrogen Bomb"?
SPAIN
USSR
UK
USA
35
Which was the nationality of the first man who orbit the planet?
British
American
Russian
French
36
Why was Spain a neutral country during the Cold War?
Because they have just finished a Civil War
For their frienship with the Axis causes
For their friendship with the Allied causes
Because they were not communist
37
Which were the most powerful countries after WWII in the world?
UK and France
USSR and Germany
USA and USSR
USA and UK
38
Who was the first person who used the term "Iron Curtain" to talk about European political division?
Truman
Hitler
Churchill
Roosevelt
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"May 68" were protests against...
Traditional institutions
American imperialism
Consumerism
Capitalism
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When did the first man land on the moon? (in theory as you know I DO NOT believe the American version of the story :-)
1961
1969
1959
1971
