International Political VIPs 1945-1980

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1. Who was the U.S. President who was in charge during the so-called 'Berlin Blockade ' in 1948? Kennedy Eisenhower Truman Nixon

2. Of which USA State was commie-hunter Joe Mc Carthy the Senator from 1947 till 1954? Washington Oklahoma Vermont Wisconsin

3. Who was the last Czechoslovakian President before the takeover by the Communists in 1948 ? Zdenek Fierlinger Eduard Benes Gustav Husak Klement Gottwald

4. One of the more flamboyant characters in Post-War Britain was certainly Tony Benn. In order to become a Member of the House of Commons he had to give up his seat in the House of Lords. What had been his title until then? Lord Stansgate Lord Denning Lord Wedgwood Lord Home

5. On 29th of October 1965 one of Morocco's most important leaders was assassinated in Paris. He had been the founder of the Istiklal Party.Who was he? Ferhat Abbas Ben Bella Ben Barka Abu Nidal

6. What was the meaning of the nickname Jomo Kenyatta under which Johnstone Kama Ngungi,the historic leader of the Kenyan Mau Mau, was known to the world? Father of the Kenyan Revolution Ferocious Tiger Burning Spear The Lion King

7. Where in the USA was Martin Luther King murdered in 1968? Washington D.C. Memphis, Tennessee Atlanta, Georgia Montgomery, Alabama

8. What is the family relationship between the present King of Spain Juan Carlos and the pre-war King Alfonso XIII? nephew son grandson brother

9. Who was the first President of Iran after the Shah had left the country ? Bakhtiar Khamenei Bazargan Bani Sadr

10. Before he became involved in the Bolivian guerilla war in which he was eventually killed, Ernesto Che Guevara had been the President of the Cuban National Bank. True False