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After 1945 the US poured money into rebuilding Europe's economy. What was this scheme called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body was set up in 1948 to channel Marshall Plan aid to western Europe?Read the answer and worked solution →The Council of Europe, a step towards political cooperation, was set up in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Six countries signed the Treaty of Paris in April 1951 to set up which community?Read the answer and worked solution →The Treaties of Rome establishing the EEC and Euratom were signed on 25 March of which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joined the European Community in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →The first direct elections to the European Parliament were held in June of which year?Read the answer and worked solution →A traveller needs a visa from just one EU country to enter most of the others. Which 1985 agreement allows this?Read the answer and worked solution →The European Union itself was established by which treaty signed on 7 February 1992?Read the answer and worked solution →The euro was introduced as currency in twelve EU members in January of which year?Read the answer and worked solution →How many new members, including Poland and Hungary, joined the EU in May 2004?Read the answer and worked solution →Croatia became the 28th member of the EU in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →In the 2016 British referendum, what share of voters chose to leave the EU?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two EU members hold permanent seats on the UN Security Council?Read the answer and worked solution →ASEAN was founded in 1967 by five countries signing which declaration?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these was NOT an original 1967 member of ASEAN?Read the answer and worked solution →The ASEAN Regional Forum, which coordinates security and foreign policy, was set up in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →The ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement came into effect in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Chinese premier proposed the four modernisations in 1973?Read the answer and worked solution →Deng Xiaoping announced China's open door policy and economic reforms in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →China privatised agriculture in 1982. In which year did it privatise industry?Read the answer and worked solution →India and China fought a border war in 1962 over Arunachal Pradesh and which region of Ladakh?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the EU foundersRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the ASEAN foundersRead the answer and worked solution →Run the EU timelineRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the treatiesRead the answer and worked solution →EU or ASEANRead the answer and worked solution →Sort China's milestonesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the yearRead the answer and worked solution →Centres of power bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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After 1945 the US poured money into rebuilding Europe's economy. What was this scheme called?

  1. Marshall Plan
  2. Truman Plan
  3. Monroe Plan
  4. Dawes Plan
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Correct answer: A. Marshall Plan

1. Europe lay in ruins in 1945. 2. America gave massive aid under the Marshall Plan. 3. NATO gave Europe a security umbrella. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Contemporary World Politics, Chapter 4, Alternative Centres of Power._

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Which body was set up in 1948 to channel Marshall Plan aid to western Europe?

  1. EEC
  2. OEEC
  3. NATO
  4. OECD
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Correct answer: B. OEEC

1. The OEEC is the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation. 2. It was established in 1948. 3. It became a forum for trade cooperation. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Contemporary World Politics, Chapter 4, Alternative Centres of Power._

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The Council of Europe, a step towards political cooperation, was set up in which year?

  1. 1949
  2. 1957
  3. 1992
  4. 1945
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Correct answer: A. 1949

1. The OEEC came in 1948. 2. The Council of Europe followed in 1949. 3. The EEC came in 1957. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Contemporary World Politics, Chapter 4, Alternative Centres of Power._

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