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Questions and Answers about Portugal (by France)

Number	Questions	Answers
1- The beginning of dictatorship	1) How long did Salazar remain dictator ?	Salazar was a dictator for 36 years between 1932 to 1968.
2- The fight against dictatorship	2) Why does Norton de Matos resign to run for President of the Republic ?	Because the elections are not really free. The elections are rigged
3- The fight against dictatorship	3) Why was Humberto Delgado assassinated ?	Humberto delgado wanted to denounce Salazar's electoral fraud
4- The oppression of the colonies	4) Why is Portugal changing the name of the colonies to the overseas province?	Because the colonies wanted their independence
5- Resistance also comes from students	5) Why did the students had protested in the streets in 1962?	They protested against the ban on student day decided by Salazar

Questions and Answers about Denmark (by Portugal)

Number/Topic	Questions	Answers
6 - Voting in Denmark	In 1849, who were the people who didn't have the right to vote?	Women, servants, poor, criminals, fools.
7 - Voting in Denmark	In 1849, what was the percentage of voting men?	15% of the population.
8 - The Danish Constitution	The current version of the Constitution is from 1953. What are the three authorities of the Constitution?	Legislative, executive and judicial.
9 - Rights of convicted criminals	In the 18th century what were the punishment methods for criminals?	Public whipping, hanging and decapitation of limbs.
10 - Rights of mentally diabled	Between 1934-67 what choice did mentally disabled people have regarding having children?	Forced sterilization in order no to have children or living life in an insane asylum.

Questions and Answers about Poland (by Denmark)

Number	Questions	Answers
11	What great changes did the Constitution of May 3, passed in 1791, bring about?	It changed the state system into a constitutional monarchy, and significantly limited noble democracy introducing a partial equalization of personal rights of lower class people and nobility.
12	What happened in Poland in 1989?	The communist authorities decided to start negotiating with representatives of "Solidarity." At the beginning of 1989, talks at the so-called Round Table started and were followed by democratic changes in the country,
13	What did the Warsaw Confederation in 1573 guarantee?	It guaranteed unconditional and eternal peace to all who differ in faith, and the document is considered to be the beginning of legally accepted religious tolerance
14	What did the March Constitution, 17 March 1921, establish?	It established that Poland was a democratic parliamentary republic with a free choice of political parties. The people elected their representatives to the Parliament in universal, equal, secret, free and proportional elections
15	What were meetings between the nobility and the monarch called in 15th century Poland?	Sejmiks - Local parliaments

Questions and Answers about Serbia (by Poland)

Number	Questions	Answers
16	What political system was introduced in Serbia after the end of Second World War?	Serbia became a republic.
17	Which uprising is considered the foundation of the modern Serbian state and who was its leader?	It was the First Serbian uprising which was raised under the leadership of Karadjordje Petrovic
18	What happened in the 1815 and what did Serbia achieve then?	In 1815 was the Second Serbian Uprising, Serbia achieved partial liberation from Turkish slavery.
19	What happened in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914?	The Austro-Hungarian heir to the throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofia were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the secret organization "Young Bosnia".
20	In which year did Serbia apply for the European Union?	Serbia applied for the European Union in late 2009

Questions and Answers about France (by Serbia)

Number	Questions	Answers
21	Which event presents the beginning of French revolution and when it has happened?	The Bastille Attack, that happened on the 14^th of July 1789 corresponds to the first revolt of poor people.
22	When was the National Assembly established and why is it important?	The "National Assembly" has been established on June 17 1789, a date that is remembered as that of the birth of the representative system.
23	Why is the Declaration of Human and Citizens Rights important?	Because it presents a set of individual and common natural rights such as freedom and equality at birth, as well as the conditions for their implementation.
24	What did the Léon Blum government do in the field of social reforms?	It initiated important social reforms: paid leave, reduction of working time and the establishment of collective agreements, increasing the age of compulsory education to 14 years and multiplying the links between primary education and high schools.
25	When did France, Portugal, Denmark, Poland and Serbia establish women’s right to vote ?	Women's right to vote was established in : 1915 in Denmark, 1917 in Poland, 1945 in Serbia, 1944 in France and 1976 in Portugal.