20th Century Politics

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1. Which country was created early in the 20th century and calls its' Prime Minister the Taoiseach ('teeshe')? Outer Mongolia Republic of Ireland Bessarabia Moldova

2. Who was the founder(-died in 1904-) of the Zionist movement that played such an important role in 20th century politics? Heinrich Rudolf Hertz Meir Kahane Abraham Herzen Theodor Hertzl

3. Every body is always talking about the tensions between the Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda, but only rarely is the third group of Rwandans mentioned, the pygmies. What is their name? The Bushmen The San The Twa The Hottentots

4. In what country did the Frelimo operate? Liberia Morocco Mozambique Angola

5. What is the correct name of the Spanish Parliament, which in 1981 was the scene of an attempted coup d'etat ? The Duma The Cortes The Parlamento The Senado

6. One of the political problems that has survived into the 21st century, is the Palestinian problem. Which of these towns is NOT in the Israeli-occupied 'Westbank'? Nablus Jericho Hebron Nazareth

7. What's the name that Palestinians themselves gave to the country they see as theirs? Filasteen Philistinia Al Quds The Holy Land

8. Tamils and Sinhalese have not always been at peace in the 20th century. Which of these towns in the Tamil area of Sri Lanka is the nearest to the Tamil Nadu area in India? Trincomalee Jaffna Colombo Jambalaya

9. Apart from having had a few quislings in WW2, Norway seems to be happy with their political institutions. Which of these is not the name of either the Norwegian Parliament or any part of it? Riksting Lagting Storting Odelsting

10. What country did the Dalmatian Coast become a subpart of after the disintegration of Tito's Yugoslavia? Bosnia Slovenia Croatia Montenegro