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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. Of what country was Manuel Noriega the dictator form 1983 to 1989?

   A. Panama
   B. Guatemala
   C. Nicaragua
   D. El Salvador

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 real name of this dictator was Saloth Sar. He was the leader of Cambodia during a time of violent genocide. By what name was he better known?

   A. Pol Pot
   B. Kim II Sung
   C. Nicolai Ceausescu
   D. Fidel Castro

5. Fidel Castro became leader of Cuba in 1959. Whom had he overthrow to become the new dictator of Cuba?

   A. Noriega
   B. Morales
   C. Duval
   D. Batista

6. Another military leader General Than Shwe became dictator of which country in 1991?

   A. Thailand
   B. Myanmar
   C. Indonesia
   D. North Korea

7. In which country did Nicolae Ceausescu once reign as the president?

   A. Iceland
   B. Mexico
   C. Romania
   D. Madagascar

8. 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?

   A. Nicolae Ceausescu
   B. Vaclav Havel
   C. Lech Walesa
   D. Andrei Gromyko

9. 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

10. Of what country did dictator Josip Broz Tito become Prime Minister in 1945 and rule as President from 1953 until his death in 1980:

    A. Hungary
    B. Czechoslovakia
    C. Bulgaria
    D. Yugoslavia