Alternative Centres of Power

Question 1

WHAT IS ‘MARSHALL PLAN’?

Answer 1

US plan in order to improve european economy

created a new
collective security structure
under NATO

European integration after 1945

Question 2

the Marshall
Plan, the Organisation for
European Economic Cooperation(OEEC) was established in

Answer 2

1948
to channel aid to the west
European states

Question 3

The Council of
Europe, established in……….,
was another step forward in
political cooperation.

Answer 3

1949

Question 4

formation of the
European Economic Community
in

Answer 4

1957

Question 5

establishment of the European
Union in .

Answer 5

1992

*The EU is the world’s
biggest economy with a GDP of
more than $12 trillion in 2005,
slightly larger than that of the
United States.
*HAS own flag , currency[euro] ,motto and anthem

Question 6

EU MILITARY POWER

Answer 6

Two
members of the EU, Britain and
France, hold permanent seats on
the UN Security Council.[nuclear arsenals of
approximately 550 nuclear
warheads.]
*Its total
spending on defence is second
after the US. *

Question 7

FLAG OF EU

Answer 7

The flag is a circle of 12 golden stars on a blue background, representing the unity of the peoples of Europe, peace and harmony]

Question 8

INSTANCES OF EU AND MEMEBERS NOT BEING IN SAME TERMS -

Answer 8

1.Britain’s
Prime Minister Tony Blair was
America’s partner in the Iraq
invasion, and many of the EU’s
newer members made up the USled ‘coalition of the willing’
whereas Germany and France
opposed American policy.
2. Britain’s former prime
minister, Margaret Thatcher,
kept the UK out of the European
Market.
3. Denmark and Sweden
have resisted the Maastricht
Treaty and the adoption of the
euro, the common European
currency.

The EU has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012

Question 9

ASEAN new members taking its strength to 10

Answer 9

Brunei Darussalam,
Vietnam, Lao PDR, Myanmar
(Burma) and Cambodia joined
ASEAN taking its strength to ten[10]

Question 10

what is ‘ASEAN
Way’?

Answer 10

** a form of interaction that is
informal, non-confrontationist and
cooperative.**

Question 11

ASEAN moved
along the path of the EU by
agreeing to establish an ASEAN
Community comprising three
pillars, namely-

Answer 11

[2003]
1. the ASEAN
Security Community,
2. the ASEAN
Economic Community
3. the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community

Question 12

ASEAN was established in

Answer 12

1967 by five countries
— Indonesia
Malaysia
the Philippines
Singapore
Thailand

by signing the
Bangkok Declaration

Question 13

When did ASEAN had several
agreements in place by which
member states promised to uphold
peace, neutrality, cooperation,
non-interference, and respect for
national differences and sovereign
rights.

Answer 13

2003

Question 14

The ASEAN Regional
Forum (ARF), which was
established in

Answer 14

1994

** Its Vision 2020 has
defined an outward-looking role
for ASEAN in the international
community**

Question 15

India has tried to make
amends. It signed FTAs with two
ASEAN members,

Answer 15

singapore
thailand

It is trying to sign an
FTA with ASEAN itself.

Question 16

China’s economic growth

Answer 16

1. People’s Republic of China in 1949,
   following the communist revolution
   under the leadership of Mao, its
   economy was based on the Soviet
   model.
2. major moveChina ended its political
   and economic isolation with the
   establishment of relations with
   the United States in 1972.
3. Premier Zhou Enlai proposed the
   ‘four modernisations’(agriculture,
   industry, science and technology
   and military) in 1973.
   4.By 1978,
   the then leader Deng Xiaoping
   announced the ‘open door’ policy
   and economic reforms in China.

China’s economic success since 1978 has
been linked to its rise as

*It is
projected to overtake the US as the
world’s largest economy by 2040.

Question 17

Premier Zhou Enlai proposed the
four modernisations

Answer 17

‘four modernisations’(agriculture,
industry, science and technology
and military) in 1973.

Question 18

leader Deng Xiaoping
announced the** ‘open door’ policy**
and economic reforms in China in

Answer 18

1978

Question 19

when did china did privatisation of
agriculture and industry

Answer 19

The privatisation of
agriculture in 1982 was followed
by the privatisation of industry in
1998.

total of 6 SEZs in
China.
China’s accession to the WTO in 2001 has been a further
step in its opening to the outside
world.
stability of the
ASEAN economies after the 1997
financial crisis

Question 20

Bilateral
trade between India and China

Answer 20

Bilateral
trade between India and China has
increased from $338 million in
1992 to more than $18 billion in
2006.

India’s nuclear tests in 1998

Question 21

japan success

Answer 21

1. the
   second largest economy in the world.
   2.It is the only Asian member of the
   G-8.
2. It is the tenth most populous nation in the world.
3. Japan has a security
   alliance with the US since 1951.

Question 22

As per Article 9 of the Japanese
Constitution

Answer 22

“the Japanese people forever renounce war as a
sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of
settling international disputes.”

Question 23

when did country signed the Treaty of Paris establishing the European Coal and
Steel Community (ECSC).

Answer 23

[1951 April]Six west European countries, France, West
Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg

Question 24

when did These six countries sign the Treaties of Rome
establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) and
the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom)

Answer 24

1957, march 25

Question 25

when did Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom
join the European Community (EC)

Answer 25

1973 jan

Question 26

First direct elections to the European Parliament

Answer 26

1979 june

Question 27

Greece joins the EC.

Answer 27

1981

Question 28

The Schengen Agreement abolishes border
controls among the EC members.

Answer 28

1985 june

Question 29

: Spain and Portugal join the EC

Answer 29

1986 jan

Question 30

The Treaty of Maastricht was signed
establishing the European Union (EU).

Answer 30

1992 February 7

unnification of germany - 1990 oct

Question 31

The single market was created for EU COUNTRIES. When?

Answer 31

1993

Austria, Finland and Sweden join the EU-1995

Question 32

: Euro, the new currency, was introduced in
the 12 EU members.

Answer 32

2002 , jan

Question 33

Ten new members, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia
and Slovenia join the EU.

Answer 33

2004 may

Question 34

Bulgaria and Romania join the EU.
Slovenia adopts the Euro

Answer 34

2007 jan