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The inset on the map shows that Berlin was

A
divided just as Germany was divided.
B
located in West Germany.
C
under the control of the United States.
D
under the control of the Soviet Union.
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Which figure emerged from the August Coup as a national hero in Russia?

A
Nursultan Nazarbayev
B
Vladimir Putin
C
Boris Yeltsin
D
Mikhail Gorbachev
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Which Cold War event happened last?

A
The Warsaw Pact is formed.
B
The Berlin Wall is built.
C
The Korean War starts.
D
Germany is divided.
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The arms race meant that once the United States built hydrogen bombs,

A
the Soviet Union built them too.
B
no other country wanted to build them.
C
world peace had been assured.
D
a new world war was about to start.
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The United Nations was created in 1945 with the purpose of

A
maintaining world peace.
B
stopping the spread of communism.
C
creating a world government.
D
ending World War II.
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Which best describes what occurred during the détente era?

A
increased openness
B
arms limitation
C
arms reduction
D
alliance formation
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If Joseph Stalin had set lower production quotas for his first Five-Year Plan, he would have

A
achieved better results and conserved resources.
B
achieved less impressive results, but at less cost to workers.
C
met his goals, but workers would have worked longer hours.
D
won more public support for his command economy.
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What is a collective farm?

A
a community farm
B
an independent farm
C
a communist farm
D
a subsistence farm
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The “Young Pioneers” was the name of

A
a growing group of anti-Stalin activists.
B
a school to teach industrial skills.
C
a communist youth organization.
D
all Soviet children under Stalin’s rule.
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In addition to factory work, many women in the USSR were employed

A
as secret police and interrogators.
B
as government officials.
C
in finance and management.
D
in healthcare and education.
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Which statement best describes the United States and the Soviet Union during World War II?

A
They were on opposite sides.
B
They were both members of the Allies.
C
They were both members of the Axis.
D
They had nothing to do with each other.
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Under Joseph Stalin, schools were reformed primarily to emphasize

A
intellectual rigor.
B
the pursuit of higher education.
C
Soviet ideology.
D
Russian history and culture.
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How did Boris Yeltsin become the president of Russia?

A
He overthrew Gorbachev in a coup d’état.
B
He was appointed by the Communist Party.
C
He was a military leader who took control.
D
He won the country’s first open election.
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The Cold War was a period of history during which

A
the United States and the Soviet Union fought each other.
B
the Allied powers defeated Hitler.
C
atomic bombs were dropped for the first time.
D
the United States and the Soviet Union mistrusted each other.
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Defectors from East Germany were people who

A
chose to spend their vacations in West Germany or France.
B
traveled to visit relatives who lived in western countries.
C
went to West Germany to attend concerts or lectures.
D
fled their homes to move permanently to the West.
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What was Joseph Stalin’s goal in creating a command economy?

A
to conserve limited resources
B
to shift resources toward necessities
C
to gradually move to a market economy
D
to outproduce capitalist nations

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