As the leader of Romania during the Cold War, this corrupt man often refused to co-operate with Soviet policy, which gained him the friendship of the United States and many other Western powers. Many believe his wife was the real “power behind the throne”, especially in the later years. Who was this Communist leader?

Related Mcqs:

1. Romania’s dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife were executed on Christmas Day in 1989. What was the first name of his wife?

   A. Angela
   B. Elena
   C. Olivia
   D. Nicoletta

2. Jozef Beck was Polish foreign minister from November 1932 until he field to Romania during the German invasion by Poland in September 1939. Courted by both alliances, Beck refused to align his country with either power. Which other country did Beck refuse to include in any political alliance with Poland?

   A. Britain
   B. Yugoslavia
   C. Romania
   D. France

3. Josef Stalin, although allied with the Allied Powers during World War ll, perhaps killed and tortured more of his own people than anyone, at any time. His paranoia led to purges throughout society and his own administration. Any who were thought to have disobeyed his will were tortured and murdered. Approximately, how many people was Stalin thought to have murdered?

   A. 20,000,000
   B. 3,000,000
   C. 700,000
   D. 185,000

4. The foreign policy adopted by the United States in the early years of the Cold War to stop the expansion of the Soviet Union was known as:

   A. the Marshall Plan
   B. containment
   C. mutual assured destruction
   D. peaceful coexistence

5. The year 476 is the generally accepted date for the fall of the Western Empire. Who was the last emperor of the western empire?

   A. Remus
   B. Romulus
   C. Clovis
   D. Maximus

6. This 11th Prime Minister of Israel, elected in 2001, is considered by many Israelis to be a strong leader battling terrorism. Many critics, however, particularly in the Arab world, refer to him as “the Butcher of Beirut” and have sought his prosecution as a war criminal.

   A. Ariel Sharon
   B. Yitzak Rabin
   C. Ehud Barak
   D. Shimon Peres

7. During Hitler’s rise to power, he had the overwhelming support of his elite guard, the SS. However, who was the chief of the SA (Sturmabteilung), later assassinated on Hitler’s orders?

   A. Heinrich Himmler
   B. Rudolph Hess
   C. Joseph Goebbels
   D. Ernst Roehm

8. What twentieth century leader made the following statement about another world leader. I go the impression that here was a man who could be relied upon when he had given his world’?

   A. Franklin Roosevelt
   B. Ronald Reagan
   C. Bill Clinton
   D. Nevile Chamberlain

9. The United States and the other great powers account for ________ of world military spending.

   A. three-quarters
   B. four-fifths
   C. two-thirds
   D. one-half

10. When communist government of Afghanistan and Russia signed a treaty of friendship, cooperation and Good Neighborliness?

    A. 1977
    B. 1978
    C. 1979
    D. 1981