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Historical events in the 20th century from the 1950s to the 1990s.

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1.
  20th-Century History in the 1950s    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The main events in the 1950s were the start of the Cold War and the Korean War.
Average, 10 Qns, sw11, Mar 18 21
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sw11
Mar 18 21
862 plays
2.
  20th-Century History in the 1960s    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Swinging 1960s were dominated by Civil Rights Movement in the USA and man's first landing on the moon.
Average, 10 Qns, sw11, May 09 21
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sw11
May 09 21
1237 plays
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  20th-Century History in the 1970s    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 1970s witnessed the recognition of China by the UN, the end of Vietnam War, and industrialized nations experiencing economic recession due to an oil crisis as a result of embargoes by oil exporting countries from the Middle East.
Average, 10 Qns, sw11, Apr 09 21
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sw11
Apr 09 21
1063 plays
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  20th-Century History in the 1980s    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 1980s was the final decade of the Cold War, leading to the nationalism in the Eastern Bloc with desire for more democracy in communist-led socialist states.
Average, 10 Qns, sw11, Apr 26 21
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sw11
Apr 26 21
1076 plays
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  20th-Century History in the 1990s    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In the 1990s, the fallout of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia initiated the founding of many new nations. Euro was introduced into the financial system in the late 1990s.
Average, 10 Qns, sw11, Aug 11 24
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sw11
Aug 11 24
853 plays

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