🌍 World Politics Trivia - Mind-Blowing Political Facts That Will Shock You

Q: Which treaty signed on May 7, 1999 created a common currency banknote design featuring bridges and windows?

Euro banknotes unveiled by the ECB

Q: Which exact Soviet decree of March 1921 replaced war communism with the New Economic Policy?

Resolution on the Substitution of a Tax in Kind

Q: Which protocol appended to the 1951 Refugee Convention defines the status without temporal or geographic limitation?

1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees

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Which country uses the Knesset as its unicameral legislature?

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Which city hosts the International Court of Justice?

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Which city hosts the main headquarters of the United Nations?

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Which South African statute of 1950 created the Population Registration that underpinned apartheid classification?

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Which city is the seat of the International Criminal Court?

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Which city is widely considered the de facto capital of the European Union institutions?

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Which European country switched its capital from Bonn back to Berlin in 1991 with the move completed by 1999?

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Which exact Soviet decree of March 1921 replaced war communism with the New Economic Policy?

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Which European country adopted a proportional representation system known as Sainte-Lague modified variant nationwide?

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Which precise regulation of the European Union adopted in 2016 replaced the Data Protection Directive of 1995?

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Which clause of the 1215 Magna Carta guaranteed due process through the phrase 'by the law of the land'?

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Which island nation experienced the People Power Revolution in 1986 that ousted Ferdinand Marcos?

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Which European nation adopted a new constitution creating the Fifth Republic in 1958?

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Which global group includes 19 countries plus the European Union totaling 20 members?

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Which South Asian country changed its name to Sri Lanka in 1972 after becoming a republic?

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Which global compact adopted in 2015 set 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030?

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Which African leader became a global symbol of reconciliation after 27 years in prison?

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Which South American trade bloc is known by the Spanish name Mercosur created in 1991?

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Which body awards the Nobel Peace Prize each year?

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Which French electoral law adopted in 1986 briefly introduced proportional representation for legislative elections?

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in which year?

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Which Yugoslav constitutional change in 1974 devolved significant power to republics and autonomous provinces?

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Which European nation legalized same-sex marriage first in 2001 setting a global milestone?

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Which African country kept the name Burkina Faso meaning 'land of upright people' since 1984?

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Which European Green Party figure became Germany's foreign minister in 1998 merging activism with statecraft?

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Which espionage-themed film from 1962 influenced Cold War public perceptions with the Cuban missile crisis backdrop?

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Which European microstate is a co-principality with the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France?

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What year did the Berlin Wall fall, signaling the Cold War nearing its end?

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Which Rwandan judicial mechanism established in 2001 handled community-based trials for genocide-related crimes?

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Which Middle Eastern accords were signed on the White House lawn on September 13, 1993 with a famous handshake?

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Which constitutional monarch delivered the 'Day of Infamy' message as a ruling emperor on December 8, 1941 in Tokyo?

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Which African leader announced a New Partnership for Africa's Development in 2001 with continental reform aims?

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Which Chilean plebiscite held on October 5, 1988 produced a 'No' vote ending an authoritarian regime?

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Which article of the 1958 French Constitution allows the president to submit a bill to referendum bypassing parliament?

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Which nation was the first to grant women the right to vote in national elections in 1893?

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Which European city hosted the 1975 conference concluding with the Helsinki Final Act on security and cooperation?

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Which Asian constitution adopted on December 10, 1948 enshrined the pacifist Article 9 renouncing war?

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Which treaty created the European Union name in 1993?

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In which year did Indonesia annex East Timor leading to a long conflict that ended with independence in 2002?

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Which leader delivered the 'Rivers of Blood' speech on April 20, 1968 that reshaped immigration debates in Britain?

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Who was the first woman to serve as a prime minister in the modern world?

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Which Indian constitutional amendment of 1976 inserted the word 'secular' into the Preamble?

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Which Latin American country abolished its army in 1948 and invested heavily in education and health instead?

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Which document issued by Pope Leo XIII in 1891 influenced later social democratic policies on labor?

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Which Ottoman constitutional document of 1876 established a bicameral parliament under Sultan Abdulhamid II?

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Which African union was formed on May 25, 1963 in Addis Ababa and later transformed in 2002?

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Which Irish constitutional article amended in 2018 removed the near-total ban on abortion from the constitution?

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Which Ghanaian leader delivered the 1962 Kulungugu speech and survived an assassination attempt that year?

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Which African American statesman served as Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005 and chaired the Joint Chiefs earlier?

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Which OAU resolution in 1964 adopted uti possidetis to preserve colonial borders at independence?

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Which Asian territory returned from British administration to China on July 1, 1997?

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Which African country changed its name from Zaire to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997?

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Which city hosted the first modern summit between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader in 2018?

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Which Asian country maintains a policy known as the One China principle regarding Taiwan?

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Which document created the modern United Nations on October 24, 1945?

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Which Asian leader initiated the Doi Moi reforms in 1986 transitioning toward a socialist-oriented market economy?

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Which Asian coalition known as ASEAN adopted the Bangkok Declaration on August 8, 1967?

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Which African maritime ruling by the International Court of Justice on October 12, 2021 delimited the Kenya-Somalia boundary?

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Which African writer served as president of Senegal from 1960 to 1980 and was a leading poet of Negritude?

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Which Chinese constitutional amendment in 2018 removed the two-term limit for the presidency?

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Which South Asian nation was created on December 16, 1971 after a war of independence?

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Which currency was introduced as notes and coins across much of Europe on January 1, 2002?

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Which exact Soviet republic cast the decisive vote for dissolving the USSR at the Supreme Soviet on December 26, 1991?

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Which South African statute of 1995 established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission legal basis?

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Which Japanese political party merger in 1998 created the Democratic Party of Japan that later won in 2009?

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Which Latin American guerrilla manifesto from 1967 outlined foco theory as a path to revolution?

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Which country is officially the world's largest democracy by population?

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Which Ethiopian constitution article recognizes ethnic federalism and the right to secession?

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Which Asian leader delivered the 'Eighteen Arhats' speech in 1978 signaling economic opening in China?

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Which Bangladeshi constitutional amendment in 1975 introduced the one-party system under BAKSAL?

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Who became the first president of post-apartheid South Africa on May 10, 1994?

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Which leader was nicknamed the Iron Lady for her uncompromising politics?

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Which specific cabinet decision in India on July 24, 1991 launched sweeping liberalization and devaluation measures?

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Which South American constitutional article allows presidential reelection that was expanded during the 2000s in Venezuela?

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Which Latin American country approved a new constitution in a 2009 referendum recognizing Mother Earth rights?

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What document adopted on December 10, 1948 set global human rights standards?

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Which country is home to the world's oldest continuing parliament dating to 930?

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Which European country held the Velvet Divorce on January 1, 1993 splitting peacefully into two sovereign states?

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Which French leader returned to power in 1958 to craft a strong presidency named the Fifth Republic?

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Which protocol appended to the 1951 Refugee Convention defines the status without temporal or geographic limitation?

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Which British devolution referendum in 1997 led to a legislature at Holyrood with tax-varying powers?

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Which African election on December 30, 2018 led to the first peaceful transfer of power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

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Which British political satire television series launched in 1980 lampooned civil service bureaucracy?

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Which exact British reform act in 1918 granted suffrage to women over 30 who met property qualifications?

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Which Israeli Basic Law passed in 1992 enshrined protection of life, body and dignity with a limitations clause?

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Which African constitution adopted in 1996 includes an extensive bill of rights with socioeconomic protections?

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What was the result of the Brexit referendum held on June 23, 2016 in the United Kingdom?

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Which Ottoman reform decree of 1839 launched the Tanzimat era of modernization?

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Which leader delivered the famous 'I have a dream' speech during the 1963 March on Washington?

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Which African border arbitration ruling in 2002 determined the status of Badme between Ethiopia and Eritrea?

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Which Roman imperial edict issued in 313 legalized Christianity across the empire as a matter of policy?

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Which continent-wide election selects members for a parliament seated in Strasbourg and Brussels?

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Which Spanish constitutional article invoked in October 2017 allowed direct rule over Catalonia?

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Which South Korean democratic uprising beginning May 18, 1980 was centered in a southwestern city?

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Which Asian city saw the Umbrella Movement protests start on September 28, 2014 calling for electoral changes?

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Which African river agreement known as the Nile Basin Initiative launched in 1999 to foster cooperative use?

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Which European state adopted the doctrine of armed neutrality that shaped its stance during both world wars?

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Which European court established in 1959 rules on human rights cases for Council of Europe members?

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Which British Parliament Act of 1911 curtailed the House of Lords veto to a two-year suspensory power?

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What is the lower house of the Indian Parliament called?

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Which Kenyan constitutional article adopted in 2010 established a two-thirds gender rule for elective bodies?

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Which clause in the 1992 Basic Law of Hong Kong is known as Article 23 requiring local legislation on national security?

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Which precise electoral formula is used for German Bundestag list seat allocation after 2009 reform including overhang and leveling seats?

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Which Argentine law passed in 2012 allowed voting at age 16 in national elections on an optional basis?

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Which British constitutional convention articulated after 1945 holds that the Lords will not block manifesto bills?

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Which Polish labor agreement signed on August 31, 1980 created the first independent trade union in the Eastern Bloc?

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Which clause of the 1919 Weimar Constitution authorized emergency rule and was invoked frequently by President Hindenburg?

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Which Mexican electoral reform in 1996 created the Federal Electoral Institute as an autonomous body?

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On what date did the United Kingdom formally leave the European Union?

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Which South American leader used the term 'Third Way' prominently in governance discussions during the late 1990s?

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Which precise Portuguese revolution on April 25, 1974 is known for carnations placed in soldiers' gun barrels?

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Which Scandinavian country is known for the Storting as its national legislature?

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Which European capital houses the Kremlin complex at the heart of its political power?

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Which East African country hosts the African Union headquarters building inaugurated in 2012?

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Which Canadian constitutional patriation document signed on April 17, 1982 included the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

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Which date marks the promulgation of the Meiji Constitution that created a modern Japanese Diet?

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Which Caribbean nation became a republic on November 30, 2021 removing the British monarch as head of state?

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Which capital city houses both the Knesset and the Supreme Court of Israel?

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Which Norwegian parliamentary practice known as the negative parliamentarism principle allows minority cabinets to govern?

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Which exact Italian law passed on December 18, 1970 legalized divorce after intense political contestation?

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Which Middle Eastern prime minister signed a peace treaty with Jordan on October 26, 1994 at Wadi Araba?

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Which United Nations peacekeeping mission in 1992-1995 attempted to stabilize Bosnia and Herzegovina?

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Which African democracy saw a musician known as Bobi Wine become a prominent opposition figure after 2017?

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Which treaty signed on May 7, 1999 created a common currency banknote design featuring bridges and windows?

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Which Nigerian decree in 1978 nationalized land through the Land Use Act enacted by military government?

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Which African city hosted the truth and reconciliation hearings that were televised nationally in the late 1990s?

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Which country uses the Knesset as its unicameral legislature?

Which city hosts the International Court of Justice?

Which city hosts the main headquarters of the United Nations?

Which South African statute of 1950 created the Population Registration that underpinned apartheid classification?

Which city is the seat of the International Criminal Court?

Which city is widely considered the de facto capital of the European Union institutions?

Which European country switched its capital from Bonn back to Berlin in 1991 with the move completed by 1999?

Which exact Soviet decree of March 1921 replaced war communism with the New Economic Policy?

Which European country adopted a proportional representation system known as Sainte-Lague modified variant nationwide?

Which precise regulation of the European Union adopted in 2016 replaced the Data Protection Directive of 1995?

Which clause of the 1215 Magna Carta guaranteed due process through the phrase 'by the law of the land'?

Which island nation experienced the People Power Revolution in 1986 that ousted Ferdinand Marcos?

Which European nation adopted a new constitution creating the Fifth Republic in 1958?

Which global group includes 19 countries plus the European Union totaling 20 members?

Which South Asian country changed its name to Sri Lanka in 1972 after becoming a republic?

Which global compact adopted in 2015 set 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030?

Which African leader became a global symbol of reconciliation after 27 years in prison?

Which South American trade bloc is known by the Spanish name Mercosur created in 1991?

Which body awards the Nobel Peace Prize each year?

Which French electoral law adopted in 1986 briefly introduced proportional representation for legislative elections?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in which year?

Which Yugoslav constitutional change in 1974 devolved significant power to republics and autonomous provinces?

Which European nation legalized same-sex marriage first in 2001 setting a global milestone?

Which African country kept the name Burkina Faso meaning 'land of upright people' since 1984?

Which European Green Party figure became Germany's foreign minister in 1998 merging activism with statecraft?

Which espionage-themed film from 1962 influenced Cold War public perceptions with the Cuban missile crisis backdrop?

Which European microstate is a co-principality with the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France?

What year did the Berlin Wall fall, signaling the Cold War nearing its end?

Which Rwandan judicial mechanism established in 2001 handled community-based trials for genocide-related crimes?

Which Middle Eastern accords were signed on the White House lawn on September 13, 1993 with a famous handshake?

Which constitutional monarch delivered the 'Day of Infamy' message as a ruling emperor on December 8, 1941 in Tokyo?

Which African leader announced a New Partnership for Africa's Development in 2001 with continental reform aims?

Which Chilean plebiscite held on October 5, 1988 produced a 'No' vote ending an authoritarian regime?

Which article of the 1958 French Constitution allows the president to submit a bill to referendum bypassing parliament?

Which nation was the first to grant women the right to vote in national elections in 1893?

Which European city hosted the 1975 conference concluding with the Helsinki Final Act on security and cooperation?

Which Asian constitution adopted on December 10, 1948 enshrined the pacifist Article 9 renouncing war?

Which treaty created the European Union name in 1993?

In which year did Indonesia annex East Timor leading to a long conflict that ended with independence in 2002?

Which leader delivered the 'Rivers of Blood' speech on April 20, 1968 that reshaped immigration debates in Britain?

Who was the first woman to serve as a prime minister in the modern world?

Which Indian constitutional amendment of 1976 inserted the word 'secular' into the Preamble?

Which Latin American country abolished its army in 1948 and invested heavily in education and health instead?

Which document issued by Pope Leo XIII in 1891 influenced later social democratic policies on labor?

Which Ottoman constitutional document of 1876 established a bicameral parliament under Sultan Abdulhamid II?

Which African union was formed on May 25, 1963 in Addis Ababa and later transformed in 2002?

Which Irish constitutional article amended in 2018 removed the near-total ban on abortion from the constitution?

Which Ghanaian leader delivered the 1962 Kulungugu speech and survived an assassination attempt that year?

Which African American statesman served as Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005 and chaired the Joint Chiefs earlier?

Which OAU resolution in 1964 adopted uti possidetis to preserve colonial borders at independence?

Which Asian territory returned from British administration to China on July 1, 1997?

Which African country changed its name from Zaire to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997?

Which city hosted the first modern summit between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader in 2018?

Which Asian country maintains a policy known as the One China principle regarding Taiwan?

Which document created the modern United Nations on October 24, 1945?

Which Asian leader initiated the Doi Moi reforms in 1986 transitioning toward a socialist-oriented market economy?

Which Asian coalition known as ASEAN adopted the Bangkok Declaration on August 8, 1967?

Which African maritime ruling by the International Court of Justice on October 12, 2021 delimited the Kenya-Somalia boundary?

Which African writer served as president of Senegal from 1960 to 1980 and was a leading poet of Negritude?

Which Chinese constitutional amendment in 2018 removed the two-term limit for the presidency?

Which South Asian nation was created on December 16, 1971 after a war of independence?

Which currency was introduced as notes and coins across much of Europe on January 1, 2002?

Which exact Soviet republic cast the decisive vote for dissolving the USSR at the Supreme Soviet on December 26, 1991?

Which South African statute of 1995 established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission legal basis?

Which Japanese political party merger in 1998 created the Democratic Party of Japan that later won in 2009?

Which Latin American guerrilla manifesto from 1967 outlined foco theory as a path to revolution?

Which country is officially the world's largest democracy by population?

Which Ethiopian constitution article recognizes ethnic federalism and the right to secession?

Which Asian leader delivered the 'Eighteen Arhats' speech in 1978 signaling economic opening in China?

Which Bangladeshi constitutional amendment in 1975 introduced the one-party system under BAKSAL?

Who became the first president of post-apartheid South Africa on May 10, 1994?

Which leader was nicknamed the Iron Lady for her uncompromising politics?

Which specific cabinet decision in India on July 24, 1991 launched sweeping liberalization and devaluation measures?

Which South American constitutional article allows presidential reelection that was expanded during the 2000s in Venezuela?

Which Latin American country approved a new constitution in a 2009 referendum recognizing Mother Earth rights?

What document adopted on December 10, 1948 set global human rights standards?

Which country is home to the world's oldest continuing parliament dating to 930?

Which European country held the Velvet Divorce on January 1, 1993 splitting peacefully into two sovereign states?

Which French leader returned to power in 1958 to craft a strong presidency named the Fifth Republic?