European History Flashcards
When was Lenin leader of the Soviet Union?
1917-24
When was Stalin leader of the Soviet Union?
1924-53
When was Malenkov leader of the Soviet Union?
1953
When was Khrushchev leader of the Soviet Union?
1953-64
When was Brezhnev leader of the Soviet Union?
1964-1982
When was Andropov leader of the Soviet Union?
1982-84
When was Chernenko leader of the Soviet Union?
1984-85
When was Gorbachev leader of the Soviet Union?
1985-91
When was Yeltsin leader of Russia?
1991-99
When was Medvedev leader of Russia?
2008-12
Name two works by Descartes?
Discourse on the Method (1637) and Mediations on First Philosophy (1641)
On Liberty (1859) and Utilitarianism (1863) were works of which philosopher?
John Stuart Mill
‘A treatise of Human Nature’ was written by who?
David Hulme
‘Either/or’ is a work by which philosopher?
Soren Kierkegaard
Which danish philosopher, born in 1813, wrote ‘Fear and Trembling’ and ‘The sickness unto death’?
Soren Kierkegaard
Who wrote natural law and natural rights?
John Finnis
When was Frederick the Great born, and when did he reign and die?
1712 - 1740 - 1786
When was the Bourbon restoration?
1814 (Louis XVIII)
Which french republic occurred during 1870-1940?
3rd
When was Charlemagne born, and when did he reign and die?
747- Xmas day 800 - 814
The battles of Plassey (1757), Carillon (1758), Zorndorf (1758) and Kunesdorf (1759) were fought in which war?
7 years war
Who was the chancellor of Germany from 1982-1998?
Helmut Kohl
What was the name of Napolean’s horse?
Marengo
Who demanded the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, as well as being East German head of state from 1960-1973?
Walter Ulbricht
Who led East Germany from 1971-1989?
Erich Honecker
