PHOTOCOPIABLE RESOURCE © Oxford University Press España, S.A. History ESO 4

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Assessment

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Year and group Date Grade _

Define the following terms:

a) Perestroika

b) CIS

c) Neoliberalism

d) Maastricht Treaty

e) Globalisation.

Answer the questions about the

Western World since the end of the

Cold War.

a) Which country has dominated

international relations?

b) Which military organisation has

been predominant?

Write a short essay about the main

political features of the new world

order that emerged in the late 20th

century.

Look at the images below. What

artistic style is shown in each

image and what are the main

features of these styles?

Read the text and answer the

questions below.

Today marks the start of a new era in

the history of Spain… Our future will

be based on an effective consensus

based on national agreement…The

king wishes to be the king of each and

every citizen, embracing their culture,

history and tradition.

First message of King

Juan Carlos I

(22 November 1975)

Textos históricos para jóvenes

Alhambra (Translated and adapted)

a) What new period began in Spain

in 1975? What happened during

this period?

b) Which politician carried out the

consensus policy? What did that

policy consist of?

c) What did the king mean when he

said that he wished to be ‘the king

of each and every citizen,

embracing their culture, history

and tradition’?

d) Which political parties have been

in power since 1979?

Bathroom (Antonio López, 1969)

Homage to Greece (Agnes Martin, 1959)

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