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29 Jan 2026
What term did detractors use to describe Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev’s policy of intervention in the Eastern Bloc?
💡 Explanation:The Brezhnev Doctrine, officially used to justify the Soviet-led intervention in Czechoslovakia in 1968, asserted the USSR's right to intervene in socialist countries to protect socialism. Critics and detractors of the policy, which heavily curtailed the independence of Eastern Bloc states, often referred to it as the 'Doctrine of Limited Sovereignty.'
'Socialist Internationalism' and 'Fraternal Assistance' were terms used by the Soviets to describe the policy's underlying principles or justification.
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26 Jan 2026
Which major economic policy was central to Margaret Thatcher’s government (1979-1990) in the United Kingdom?
💡 Explanation:The central pillar of 'Thatcherism' was a shift from a post-war consensus of state-managed capitalism to a free-market-oriented economy. This included the widespread privatization of major state-owned industries and utilities (like British Telecom, British Gas, and British Airways) to increase efficiency and competition. The policy also included monetarism to control inflation and significant legal curbs on trade union power.
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24 Jan 2026
Which Gorbachev policy allowed for increased public expression and transparency in the USSR?
💡 Explanation:Glasnost (meaning "openness") was the policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s that aimed to increase government transparency, loosen state censorship, and permit greater freedom of expression and public criticism in the Soviet Union. This is distinct from Perestroika, which focused on economic and political restructuring.
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20 Jan 2026
Which US President, a Nobel Peace laureate, was the only one to hold a Ph.D. degree?
💡 Explanation:Woodrow Wilson, the 28th US President, is the only US President to have earned a Ph.D., which was in Political Science from Johns Hopkins University. He was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919 for his role in founding the League of Nations.
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16 Jan 2026
Which U.S. President is the only one to have served two non-consecutive terms?
💡 Explanation:Grover Cleveland is the only U.S. President to have served two non-consecutive terms, first as the 22nd President (1885–1889) and later as the 24th President (1893–1897).
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21 Dec 2025
Who is considered the principal architect of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)?
💡 Explanation:Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, is widely regarded as the principal philosophical and conceptual architect of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). He, along with Josip Broz Tito (Yugoslavia), Gamal Abdel Nasser (Egypt), Sukarno (Indonesia), and Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana), are collectively considered the five founding fathers of the movement.
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12 Dec 2025
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) under Nelson Mandela prioritized which principle over conventional criminal justice?
💡 Explanation:The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), established by President Nelson Mandela, was a unique model of transitional justice. It was a court-like restorative justice body that prioritized national unity and reconciliation by offering conditional amnesty (full disclosure of politically motivated crimes) to perpetrators, rather than pursuing conventional retributive criminal justice, in order to uncover the truth and facilitate a peaceful transition.
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11 Dec 2025
Which governance concept combines strong market mechanisms with centralized planning and strict social control?
💡 Explanation:The Developmental State model is characterized by strong state intervention and centralized planning to guide economic development, often in a market-oriented economy, while maintaining a high degree of political and social stability through strict governance (a 'hard state'). This model was exemplified by leaders like Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore and also applies to post-WWII Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. The Washington Consensus and Neoliberalism both emphasize reduced state intervention and free-market liberalization.
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18 Nov 2025
In Germany, what official title is given to the head of the federal government, who holds the highest political power?
💡 Explanation:The head of government in Germany is the Chancellor (Bundeskanzler). The President (Bundespräsident) is the ceremonial head of state.
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17 Nov 2025
Which Soviet leader presided over the Cuban Missile Crisis?
💡 Explanation:Nikita Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and initiated 'de-Stalinization'.
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