History of international relations at the recent times (1945-2000) - Questions

1. Tell about the surrender of Germany and the collapse of the Third Reich?

2. What do you know about the anti-Hitler coalition in 1945?

3. Which countries belonged to the Western allies of the USSR?

4. Tell about the overall outcome of the Second World War

5. What decisions were adopted during Yalta, Tehran and Potsdam conferences?

6. Describe Josef Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill as leaders of the winning coalition.

7. Tell about the place of France in the post-war division of Germany

8. What do you know about the policy of the USSR and the U.S. in the postwar Europe?

9. When the United Nations was established?

10. Tell about the first signs of the "cold war"

11. Tell about the policies of the U.S. presidents F.D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman?

12. What do you know about the peace treaty with the former allies of Germany in Europe?

13. Tell about conditions of a peace treaty with Austria in 1955

14. Tell about the basic contradictions of the great powers in the German question

15. Tell about the main problems of peace settlement in the Far East after the end of the Second WWII?

16. Tell about the U.S. role in the beginning of the "Cold War"

17. Tell about U.S. foreign policy since World War II?

18. What did Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine mean for Western Europe?

19. Tell about the first results of the post-war recovery of Europe?

20. Tell about the peculiarities of international development in the mid-1950^th

21. Describe the Soviet-Japanese relations in the mid-1950^th

22. Tell about the alignment of political forces in the world after the Second World War

23. What caused the worsening of the international situation in the Middle East?

24. What do you know about the Anglo-French-Israeli military operations against Egypt?

25. Why West Berlin became a decisive issue in the second half of 1950 – 1960^th?

26. Tell about the major issues of disarmament in the second half of the 1950^th

27. What do you know about the integration processes in Western Europe in the 1950^th?

28. What do you know about the U.S. occupation of Japan?

29. Give a description of the San Francisco Peace Treaty with Japan

30. Tell about the main stages of the Korean War in the 50's

31. Describe international relations during the Korean War

32. What do you know about the war in China in the late 40's and the rise to power of the Communist Party of China?

33. Tell about nuclear diplomacy of the postwar period

34. When did the nuclear arms race begin between the USSR and the USA?

35. What do you know about the plans of a nuclear war of the U.S. against the Soviet Union?

36. When started the creation of NATO?

37. Tell about the network of U.S. military bases around the world

38. Why Turkey is called NATO’s outpost in Asia?

39. Describe the division of the world on two political systems

40. Tell about the division of Germany and the establishment of FRG

41. What do you know about the creation of the GDR and the assistance of the Soviet Union?

42. Tell about the creation of Berlin Wall?

43. What do you know about the formation of the Warsaw Pact?

44. Describe the main stages of the creation of the socialist camp

45. What do you know about the origin of the world socialist system?

46. When created the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA)?

47. Tell about the special place of Yugoslavia in the socialist bloc

48. What do you know about the relations between the USSR and Yugoslavia, Albania and China in 50-60^th?

49. Describe the impact of the "cold war" on the fate of the Western European countries

50. When the formation of the bi-polar world started?

51. What was the reason for the start of the integration processes in Western Europe after the Second World War?

52. What countries were at the origins of the European Economic Commonwealth?

53. Tell about the major issues of the peace settlement in Europe and Asia in the post-war period

54. Describe the development of international relations in the 1960 - early 1970^th

55. Tell us about the origins of the Cuban Missile Crisis 1961-1962.

56. Describe John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev as leaders of nuclear superpowers

57. What is the essence of China's foreign policy in the mid-1950-1970^th?

58. Tell about the war in Vietnam, 1960-1975^th and its impact on international relations

59. Tell about the relationship between the U.S. and the USSR in the late 1950s – 1960^th

60. What do you know about the collapse of the colonial system?

61. What explains the worsening of the international situation in 1970-1980?

62. Characterize the Middle East crisis in the second half of 1960^th?

63. Tell about the problems of peace in the Middle East in the 1970^th

64. When and who signed the Camp David Accords?

65. Tell us about the easing of international tension in the first half of 1970^th

66. Characterize the relationship between Germany and the countries of Eastern Europe in the late 1960- 1970^th?

67. Describe the Helsinki Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe in 1975 and its implications for world politics

68. Tell about the integration processes in Western Europe and North America in late 1970 – 1980^th

69. Describe the Soviet-American relations at the end of 1970-1980^th

70. Was the Iran-Iraq war affected the international situation in the Middle East at the end of 1970-1980^th?

71. Tell about Japan's role in world politics in the 70-90^th

72. Tell about the situation in South-East Asia in the 70-90^th

73. Describe the political situation in South Asia in the 70-90^th

74. What major events took place in Africa in the 70-90^th?

75. Tell us about the scenario of the political situation in Latin America in the 70-90^th

76. What do you know about the role of China in international relations in the late 70 - 80^th?

77. Describe U.S. foreign policy in the 70-90^th

78. What do you know about the problems of ending the arms race and disarmament in the 60^th?

79. Tell about the role of the Non-Aligned Movement in world politics?

80. When the world socialist system crashed?

81. Tell about the consequences of the Iraqi-Kuwait conflict?

82. What do you know about the European processes in the second half of the 70^th -80^th?

83. When was the transformation of the EEC to the EU?

84. How did the unification of Germany influent on the international situation in Europe?

85. What do you know about the velvet revolutions in Eastern Europe?

86. Give a description of the countries of Eastern Europe in the 90^th

87. Tell about the civil war in Yugoslavia and its impact on international relations

88. What is the main problem of overcoming the consequences of the "cold war"?

89. Describe the features of the development of international relations in the second half of 1980 – 1990^th

90. Tell about the UN's role in international relations nowadays.