Questions & Answers
Browse all 18 questions from the
Key Events in International Relations History study set below.
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1
In which year was the United Nations (UN) officially founded?
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A
1919
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B
1945
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C
1955
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D
1991
2
Which 1648 peace treaties are widely recognized as establishing the modern system of sovereign nation-states?
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A
Peace of Westphalia
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B
Treaty of Versailles
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C
Treaty of Utrecht
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D
Congress of Vienna
3
Which Western military alliance was established in 1949 to provide collective security against the Soviet Union?
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A
Warsaw Pact
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B
NATO
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C
ASEAN
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D
European Union
4
Which 1919 peace treaty ended World War I and created the League of Nations?
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A
Treaty of Versailles
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B
Treaty of Paris
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C
Treaty of Ghent
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D
Treaty of Tordesillas
5
How many permanent members sit on the United Nations Security Council?
6
In which year did the Berlin Wall fall, symbolizing the end of Cold War divisions in Europe?
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A
1979
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B
1989
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C
1995
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D
2001
7
What was the main purpose of the U.S.-sponsored Marshall Plan initiated in 1948?
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A
Rebuilding Western European economies after WWII
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B
Funding space exploration
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C
Establishing a common world currency
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D
Rebuilding East Asian infrastructure
8
In 1962, the Cold War came close to nuclear conflict during a crisis over Soviet missiles placed in which country?
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A
Cuba
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B
Japan
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C
Iceland
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D
Cyprus
9
Which regional organization was established in 1967 by five Southeast Asian nations to promote economic and regional cooperation?
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A
ASEAN
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B
African Union
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C
OAS
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D
Arab League
10
The 1957 Treaty of Rome created which international community, serving as a key precursor to the European Union?
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A
European Economic Community
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B
League of Nations
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C
African Union
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D
Commonwealth of Nations
11
Which set of international treaties updated in 1949 established legal standards for humanitarian treatment during war?
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A
Geneva Conventions
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B
Kyoto Protocol
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C
Paris Accords
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D
Vienna Convention
12
The 1955 Bandung Conference in Indonesia led to the establishment of which international grouping during the Cold War?
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A
Non-Aligned Movement
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B
Group of Eight
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C
European Union
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D
Warsaw Pact
13
In which city is the main official headquarters of the United Nations located?
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A
Geneva
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B
London
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C
New York City
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D
Paris
14
In December 1991, which superpower officially dissolved, marking the formal end of the Cold War?
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A
Soviet Union
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B
British Empire
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C
Ottoman Empire
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D
Austro-Hungarian Empire
15
In which Dutch city is the International Court of Justice (ICJ) seated?
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A
Amsterdam
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B
Rotterdam
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C
The Hague
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D
Utrecht
16
Signed in 1959, which treaty designated an entire continent strictly for peaceful and scientific purposes?
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A
Antarctic Treaty
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B
Arctic Pact
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C
Oceanic Accords
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D
Paris Climate Treaty
17
The 1978 Camp David Accords resulted in a historic peace agreement between Israel and which nation?
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A
Egypt
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B
Syria
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C
Iraq
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D
Saudi Arabia
18
Following the Battle of Solferino in 1859, Henry Dunant founded which global humanitarian organization?
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A
International Red Cross
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B
Amnesty International
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C
Doctors Without Borders
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D
Oxfam
