Other History MS Flashcards
Question: One type of this weapon would have been defended against by President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative. Another type of these developed by the Soviet Union and used by Iraq was the Scud. Nazi Germany wanted to replace anti-aircraft guns with the (*) surface-to-air type of these weapons. For 10 points, what projected weapons that carry explosive devices name a 1962 crisis in Cuba?
missiles [prompt on “nuclear bomb” until “surface-to-air” is mentioned; do not accept or prompt on rocket(s)]
Question: Operation Neptune Spear was this event’s codename, while the codeword “Geronimo” stood for its main objective. A chance for this event in Kandahar was declined due to civilian danger, according to remarks by Bill Clinton the day before the (*) 9-11 attacks. The USS Carl Vinson was used to bury the subject of this event at sea. For 10 points, name this 2011 action of Navy SEAL Team Six in Abbottabad, Pakistan against a former leader of al-Qaeda.
the killing (or equivalents) of Osama bin Laden Bonuses
Question: One provision in a treaty of this name called for Congress to “eagerly recommend” that statelegislatures provide for the rights and properties of certain citizens to be returned. One treaty by this nameended the French and Indian War, and another treaty by this name would give one of the countriesinvolved Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. For 10 points, name these treaties signed in the capitalcity of France.
Treaty of Paris
Question: Workers in this industry were led by Arthur Scargill in a 1984 strike that was defeated by Margaret Thatcher, leading to a decline in this industry, which unofficially ceased in the UK in 2015. The production of this good and (*) steel normalized competition for resources within Europe and inspired the creation of the European Union. For ten points, name this black sedimentary rock that is commonly mined as a fuel source.
coal (accept coal mining; accept European Coal and Steel Community; prompt on “mining;” prompt on “ECSC”)
