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What happened in Poland in 1989?

A
Many solidarity candidates were voted out of office.
B
Workers finally were given the right to form unions.
C
The Polish government banned all workers’ unions.
D
Lech Walesa became the first freely elected president.
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During which era did détente mainly occur?

A
1960s
B
1970s
C
1980s
D
1990s
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The graph shows China's grain production during the Five-Year Plan and the Great Leap Forward.

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Production decreased, causing a decrease in famine.
B
Production increased, causing a rise in grain supply.
C
Production decreased, causing a rise in famine.
D
Production increased, causing a decrease in grain prices.
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Read this passage about the partition of Korea.“The partition of Korea into two zones dominates the political and economic life of the peninsular. The division of Korea at the 38th parallel has turned into a hard and fast boundary which cuts off all intercourse between the northern and southern halves of the country, except for the exchange of mail and the transfer of surplus electric power from North to South Korea.” –The Situation in Korea, 1947 ReportThe passage says that the partition of Korea

A
divided the land but left the Korean economy running well.
B
encouraged communications between the two parts of the country.
C
divided the country, both in its political and economic life.
D
discouraged Communism from spreading into Korea from China.
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containment
B
detente
C
isolationism
D
security
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Which president established a policy that was named after him and that declared the United States would help any nation resist Communism?

A
John Kennedy
B
Harry Truman
C
Franklin Roosevelt
D
Woodrow Wilson
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Which description best characterized the divisions within Guatemalan society during much of the civil war?

A
a struggle between corporate and public interests
B
a struggle between Europeans and mestizos
C
a struggle between rich and poor
D
a struggle between the government and the military
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Aruba
B
Puerto Rico
C
Cuba
D
Saint Thomas
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People who lived in eastern bloc countries after World War II could not

A
hold jobs.
B
participate in government.
C
travel on street cars.
D
send children to school.
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The arms race meant that once the United States built hydrogen bombs,

A
the Soviet Union built them too.
B
world peace had been assured.
C
no other country wanted to build them.
D
a new world war was about to start.
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Why did the Kulak class, in particular, oppose collectivization?

A
They opposed modernization and machines and clung to old farming methods.
B
They were wealthier than other peasants and therefore had the most to lose.
C
They supported workers’ rights and wanted to protect individual farmers’ jobs.
D
They were against Joseph Stalin’s Five-Year Plan and worked to undermine it.
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How did the U.S. role in the Nicaraguan civil war change in 1982?

A
The U.S. government stopped official funding for the Contras.
B
The U.S. government acknowledged the legitimacy of the Nicaraguan government.
C
The U.S. government supported Iran’s intervention to stop communist insurgents.
D
The U.S. government began mass shipments of weapons to Nicaragua.
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When the western allies created West Germany as a nation in 1948, how did the Soviet Union respond?

A
It established a blockade of West Berlin.
B
It recognized West Germany as a nation.
C
It agreed that East and West Germany should unite.
D
It withdrew its troops from East Germany.
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Why did Mikhail Gorbachev have trouble retaining support from hard-line communists?

A
He denounced Boris Yeltsin.
B
He threatened to dismantle the communist system.
C
He promised reform in Eastern Europe.
D
He refused to crush rebellions in Eastern Europe.
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Given that the Soviet Union fought in Afghanistan, why was it considered a proxy war?

A
The Soviet Union answered the Afghans’ request for help.
B
The mujahideen fought on behalf of the United States.
C
The combatants in the war represented myriad interests.
D
The United States did not directly engage in battle.
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The line graph shows US defense spending from 1946 to 1968.

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A
It dropped by approximately $40,000 million.
B
It dropped by approximately $30,000 million.
C
It stayed about the same.
D
It went up by about $30,000 million.
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Ultimately, the reforms initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev led to

A
the rise of Vladimir Putin.
B
increased hostilities with Western Europe.
C
the downfall of the Soviet Union.
D
improved relations with the Soviet satellite states.
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How did changes in the Soviet Union affect people in other communist countries?

A
Eastern Europeans began to rebel against their governments.
B
China was inspired to liberalize its economy.
C
Cubans rioted to obtain the same reforms as the Soviets.
D
North Korea started negotiations to unify with South Korea.
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two
B
one
C
four
D
three
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A protest at Tiananmen Square in 1989 convinced China’s leaders to

A
expand participation in government.
B
crack down on democratic protests.
C
expand the right to free speech.
D
crack down on Communist protests.

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