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What was the Common Market?
-1957
-created through the Treaties of Rome
-made goods cheaper for the people in Europe
European Coal and Steel Company was started by which three countries?
. Italy
. France
. Germany
What was the Maastrich Treaty?
.1992
.Turned the Common Market into the European Union
How many states is in the European Union?
27
When was the Euro introduced?
1999
Who was Tito?
Leader of Yugoslavia during WWII

1948
- took advantage of the Marshal Plan
- claimed to be communist
Who was Mao?
Ruler of China

-bad bathroom habits
-huge sex appitite
When did The Great Leap Forward take place?
1958
What was the Great Leap Forward?
-Mao came up with it
-lasted from 1959-1961
-killed 20-30 million people through starvation
-Mao told food manufactorers to stop and make other goods
Cultural Revolution 1966-1972
-Mao created it
-Mao felt threatened by the cultural identity China

1972- China is desperate for help. Seeks help from America.
What does the ANC stand for and when was it created?
African National Congress in 1949
Why was the ANC created?
It was created in response to the Apartheid

The ANC wanted blacks to receive basic human rights, but it didn't work out too well
What and when was the Sharpeville Massacre?
1960

It was a peaceful protest in South Africa that turned violent

killed 69 people
Who was Nelson Mandela?
.President of South Africa
.Put in jail in 1962 for his movement against apartheid
.Stays in jail until early 1990's
Who was Rachel Carson?
Wrote Silent Spring in 1962
Who was Betty Friedan?
Wrote The Feminine Mystic in 1962

This helps launch the 2nd Women's rights movement
Who was Martin Luther King?
.inspired by Gandi
.non-violent protests
.spokesperson for the Rosa Parks' events
The Summer of Love was...
.1967
.The Hippi Movement
.In San Fransico
What was Detente?
stated that there are issues with Russia and that the U.S. would not be friends, but would not be enemies either

under Nixon's presidency
When did Apollo 11 happen?
1969

U.S. was the first country to land on the moon
When was the Clean Air Act?
1970
When was EPA?
1970
What does EPA stand for and who was it proposed by?
Environmental Protection Agency and it was proposed by President Nixon
What does CREEP stand for?
Committee to reelect the President
What did CREEP do?
.put out fake press releases
.they got nervous the democrats might win, so they broke into Watergate
What is OPEC
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
When did OPEC have an oil crisis?
1973
North Sea Oil- describe this event
. happened in 1974
. British discovered oil off their coast
. Britain can now access oil without relying too much on other countries