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What is the duty of the upper class in the UK?

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class to take responsibility for the welfare of the lower class

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Beveridge Report

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adopted by both parties during war; made all citizens eligible for health, unemployment, pension, and other welfare benefits

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National Health Service

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under the leadership of the Labour Party

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Insularity

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feeling separation, in particular from the continent of Europe

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Largest region of the UK?

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England

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Plaid Cymru

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Welch national political party

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Sinn Fein

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political party of the IRA (Irish Republican Army)

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Devolution

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the turning over of some political power and autonomy to regiuonal governments

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Who blocked devolution?

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Margaret Thatcher

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the most important portal to membership in the elite classes and political recruitment is through these places

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Oxbridge (oxford-cambridge):

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Largest party on the “left”

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Labour Party

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Trade Union Council

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a coalition of the trade unions generally associated with the Labour Party, has traditionally been in force in British Politics

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What party does the Trade Union Council follow?

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The Labour Party

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Third Way

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term used to describe the new new and more central left winged parties of the 1990s, most notably Britain’s “New Labour”

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15
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What did Thatcherism do?

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  • Privatized business and industry
  • Cut back on social welfare programs
    Strengthened national defense (staunch anticommunist)
  • Got tough with labor unions in response to Labour - Parties’ distinct movement left, which had strengthened labor unions politically
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What was the dominant party in Great Britain between WWII and late 1990s

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Conservative Party

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What Britain Party is mainly on the right?

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Conservative Party

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18
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Democratic Unionist Party

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led by Protestant clergymen

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National Front

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racist and nationalist

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Voting patterns of the Conservative Party

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  • Middle and upper classes
  • Educated
  • Residents of England, mostly rural and suburban areas
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Voting patterns of the Labour Party

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  • Traditionally supported by working class

- Residents of urban and industrial areas (Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle)

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Confederation of Business and Industry (CBI)

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a coalition of business groups and private interests, usually supportive of the Conservative Party

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What is first-past-the-post?

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electoral system based on single-member districts in which the candidate who receives the most votes wins

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Shadow Cabinet

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influential members of the opposition party sit facing Cabinet members of majority party on the opposing side

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Backbenchers

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less influential members of both parties sit in the rear benches on both sides of the meeting hall as well

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Question Time/Question Hour

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the hour the prime minister and his cabinet must defend themselves from inquisitive attacks from the opposition party as well as direct inquiry from members of his/her own party

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Speaker of the House

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presides over the debates in Parliament, the speaker is suppose to be objective and often is not a member of the majority party. Their job is to let all speak without letting the debate get out of hand.

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Members today are either classified as “hereditary peers” or “life peers”

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House of Lords

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Hereditary peers

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hold seats that have been passed down through family ties over the centuries

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30
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Life peers

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people appointed to nonhereditary positions as a result of distinguished service to Britain

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31
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Define Okrana

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Russian secret police, for Nicholas

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32
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What is the Russian Parliament called?

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The Duma

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33
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Who are the Checka?

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Secret police for Lenin. Executed anybody who was expected to be an anti-communistist

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34
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What did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk do?

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  • The Bolsheviks sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany
  • Russia had to surrender a large chunk of territory to Germany
  • The land contained a large portion of Russia’s population and industry.
  • The terms of the treaty caused widespread anger
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35
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Who established Russian Five Year Plans?

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Stalin

36
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What is the name of the five year plan(s)?

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Gosplan

37
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Which leader ordered the Berlin Wall to be built?

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Khrushchev

38
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Which Soviet leader introduced Perestrokia?

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Gorbachev

39
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Under which leader did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place?

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Khrushchev

40
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Which leader reformed the Russian Communist Party?

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Gorbachev

41
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Under which Soviet leader was Sputnik introduced?

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Khrushchev

42
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Which leader immediately followed Stalin?

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Khrushchev

43
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Which leader introduced Glasnost?

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Gorbachev

44
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Which leader was in power during the same time as President Kennedy?

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Khrushchev

45
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Which Soviet leader made the “Secret Speech”?

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Khrushchev

46
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Which Soviet leader introduced the theory of peaceful coexistence with the US?

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Khrushchev

47
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Which leader reformed the KGB?

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Gorbachev

48
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Which Soviet leader thought it would be a great idea to invest in corn?

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Khrushchev

49
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Which leader was asked by president Reagan to tear down the wall?

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Gorbachev

50
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Which Soviet leader told his enemies “we will bury you?”

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Khrushchev

51
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Which Soviet leader instituted the program of deStalinization?

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Khrushchev

52
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What does GLASNOST mean?

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a greater freedom of expression

53
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What does Perestrokia mean?

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decentralization of the Soviet economy with gradual market reforms?

54
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The capitalists class who owns most of society’s wealth and the means of production?

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Bourgeoisie

55
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The Leninist organizational system in which policy is decided centrally and binding on all

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Democratic Centralism

56
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A policy proposed by Lenin creating an economic system in which commerical economic activity is by the state, with management the means of production in a capitalist manner

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New Economic Policy

57
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The lower social class in a state

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Proletariat

58
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“Let China sleep. For when China wakes, it will shake the world.”

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Napoleon Bonaparte

59
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The philosophy has shaped the Chinese political system since the 6th century B.C.E.

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Confucianism

60
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What does “Middle Kingdom” mean?

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the place that is the center of civilization

61
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Who is Mao Zedong?

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A Chinese revolutionary, political thorist and communist leader. He lead the PRC from its establishment in 1948 until his death

62
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What is the Deng Xiaopeng Theory?

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A practical mix of authoritarian political control and economic privatization

63
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What is Mass Line?

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Required leaders to listen to and communicate with ordinary folks, and without it, the legitimacy of the rulers was questionable.

64
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What is Maoism?

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Strongly influenced by Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, but his version of communism is distinctly suited for China

65
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What is Collectivism?

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Valuing the good of the community above that of the individual

66
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When did Chiang Kai-shek become President of China?

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When Mao Zedong and his commies were left an outlaw party

67
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When did Mao’s commie party gain strength?

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During the Long March

68
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What event was when Mao’s army crossed China by Chaing & his supporters

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The Long March?

69
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What was the Great Leap Forward?

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a utopian effort to transform China into a radical egalitarian society

70
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What were the four principles was the Great Leap Forward based on?

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All-around development, mass mobilization, Political unanimity and seal, & decentralization

71
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What is the Gang of Four?

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People who controlled the power organs of the CCP through the latter stages of the Cultural Revolution

72
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Who became the leader of China after Mao?

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Deng Xiaping

73
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Describe what Four Modernization is.

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A policy first introduced by Zhou Enlai and championed by Deng Xiaping. Focused on developing industry, the military, agriculture, and science in China

74
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What body consists of more than 2000 delegates?

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The NPC (National Party Congress)

75
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What body meets only once every five years?

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The NPC (National Party Congress)

76
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What body has about 340 members that meet once a year for a week?

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The Central Committee

77
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Politburo/Standing Committee

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These most powerful political organizations are at the very top of the CCP structure

78
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Who is chosen by the Central Committee?

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The Politburo/Standing Committee

79
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What body has 24 members?

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The Politburo

80
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What body has 7 members?

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Standing Committee

81
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How long is a term for a President and VP in China?

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5 years

82
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What is the age limit to run for presidency in China?

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45 yrs old

83
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Who is the current President of China?

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Hu Jintao

84
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Who is the head of the government in China?

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The Premier

85
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What are the Four Special Economic Zones?

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Were established in 1979. In these regions, foreign investors were given preferential tax rates and other incentives.

86
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What is the Hundred Flowers Campaign?

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Encouraged its citizens to openly express their opinions of the communist regime

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