Historical and Political Developments in the Late Twentieth Century Quiz

Test your knowledge on Cold War's end, female leaders, treaties, and global milestones in this quiz. How much do you know about recent history?

#1

Who was the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

Margaret Thatcher
Angela Merkel
Theresa May
Jacinda Ardern
#2

Which country did Nelson Mandela become president of in 1994?

Zimbabwe
South Africa
Nigeria
Kenya
#3

Who was the first African American to serve as President of the United States?

Barack Obama
Colin Powell
Condoleezza Rice
Jesse Jackson
#4

Which organization was established in 1945 to promote international cooperation and peace?

NATO
United Nations
European Union
World Trade Organization
#5

Which event marked the end of the Cold War?

Fall of the Berlin Wall
Signing of the Helsinki Accords
Breakup of the Soviet Union
Vietnam War ceasefire
#6

Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?

Sonia Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Benazir Bhutto
Golda Meir
#7

Which U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
#8

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Vladimir Putin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Joseph Stalin
#9

Which country was formerly known as Rhodesia?

Namibia
Zambia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
#10

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote?

United States
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Canada
#11

Which treaty officially ended World War II?

Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Rome
Treaty of San Francisco
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
#12

Who was the first female President of Brazil?

Dilma Rousseff
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Michelle Bachelet
Laura Chinchilla
#13

Which treaty established the European Union?

Treaty of Lisbon
Maastricht Treaty
Treaty of Nice
Treaty of Amsterdam
#14

Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Mother Teresa
Marie Curie
Jane Addams
Rigoberta Menchú
#15

Who was the architect of the policy of 'glasnost' and 'perestroika' in the Soviet Union?

Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Boris Yeltsin
#16

Who was the first female Prime Minister of Canada?

Margaret Thatcher
Angela Merkel
Kim Campbell
Jacinda Ardern

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