Political and Economic Developments in the Late 20th Century Quiz

Test your knowledge on key events, leaders, and policies that shaped the late 20th century political and economic landscape.

#1

Who served as the President of the United States during the end of the Cold War?

Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
#2

Which event marked the symbolic end of the Cold War?

The fall of the Berlin Wall
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
#3

Who was the Prime Minister of India during the economic liberalization period of the 1990s?

Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
P. V. Narasimha Rao
#4

Which country did Nelson Mandela become the President of in 1994, marking the end of apartheid?

Nigeria
South Africa
Kenya
Zimbabwe
#5

Which U.S. president signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into law?

George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
#6

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when it dissolved in 1991?

Mikhail Gorbachev
Leonid Brezhnev
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
#7

Which economic policy was implemented by Margaret Thatcher in the United Kingdom during the late 20th century?

Keynesianism
Monetarism
Socialism
Communism
#8

What was the name of the Soviet leader who initiated the policy of perestroika and glasnost?

Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
#9

Who authored the influential book 'The End of History and the Last Man', discussing the triumph of liberal democracy?

Francis Fukuyama
Samuel P. Huntington
Robert D. Putnam
Thomas Friedman
#10

Which country experienced the 'Tiananmen Square Massacre' in 1989, a pro-democracy movement suppressed by the government?

Japan
South Korea
China
Taiwan
#11

Which organization was established to promote economic integration among European countries in the late 20th century?

NATO
G7
European Union
Warsaw Pact
#12

What was the name of the Chinese economic reform program initiated by Deng Xiaoping in the late 20th century?

Great Leap Forward
Cultural Revolution
Marketization
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
#13

Which treaty significantly reduced nuclear arsenals between the United States and the Soviet Union?

START I
SALT II
INF
ABM
#14

What was the name of the political movement in Eastern Europe that led to the collapse of communist regimes?

Glasnost
Solidarity
Perestroika
Velvet Revolution
#15

Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, serving from 1979 to 1990?

Theresa May
Margaret Thatcher
Angela Merkel
Jacinda Ardern
#16

Which African country achieved independence from Portugal in 1975?

Angola
Namibia
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
#17

Which country was the first to launch a successful satellite into space during the late 20th century space race?

United States
Soviet Union
China
United Kingdom

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