Science and culture, second half of the 20th century
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write eight scientific and technological achievements of the second half of the 20th century with years.
Transistor 1947; DNA 1953; Sputnik 1957; Gagarin 1961; Apollo 11 1969; ARPANET 1969; microcircuit 1958–59; laser 1960.
2
Which form of the Cold War was the space race? Write three sentences.
Technological and political rivalry: each success was seen as a sign of prestige and military capability; there was also co-operation in 1975.
3
How did computers and the Internet change society? Write two positive and two problematic aspects.
Positive: speed of information and communication; problems: privacy and misinformation.
4
Write three sentences about postmodernism.
A movement rejecting the principles of modernism and mixing different styles and cultures.
5
Choose three events you consider the most important in the course “World history (1918–1991)” and justify them.
Free answer: with evidence and dates (for example the Second World War, the UN, the end of the Cold War).