S And T

Question 1

Saddam Hussein:

Answer 1

Iraqi dictator (1979–2003) known for his wars with Iran and Kuwait, as well as his oppressive rule.

Question 2

Seventeenth Parallel:

Answer 2

The demarcation line dividing North and South Vietnam under the Geneva Accords of 1954.

Question 3

Six-Day War:

Answer 3

A 1967 conflict in which Israel defeated neighboring Arab states, capturing territories like the West Bank and Golan Heights.

Question 4

Solidarity (Poland):

Answer 4

An independent trade union movement in 1980s Poland that played a key role in ending communist rule.

Question 5

Sputnik:

Answer 5

The first artificial satellite, launched by the USSR in 1957, marking the start of the space race.

Question 6

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI):

Answer 6

A U.S. defense program initiated by Ronald Reagan to develop missile defense systems, dubbed “Star Wars.”

Question 7

Taiwan:

Answer 7

An island where Chinese Nationalists established a government after losing the civil war to communists in 1949.

Question 8

Tank Man:

Answer 8

The anonymous protester who stood in front of tanks during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China.

Question 9

The End of History:

Answer 9

A thesis by Francis Fukuyama arguing that liberal democracy marks the endpoint of humanity’s ideological evolution.

Question 10

Theodor Herzl:

Answer 10

Founder of modern political Zionism, advocating for a Jewish state to solve anti-Semitism.

Question 11

Third World(ism):

Answer 11

A Cold War-era term describing developing countries not aligned with the U.S. or USSR, often advocating for nonalignment and independence.

Question 12

Tiananmen Square Massacre:

Answer 12

The violent suppression of pro-democracy protests in Beijing, China, in 1989, resulting in hundreds of deaths.