Modernization in China — Unit test Answers

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As a result of the Long March, China’s Communist Party

A
grew stronger and more determined.
B
chose Mao Zedong as its new leader.
C
became weaker and lost the civil war.
D
decided to retreat from the Nationalists.
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Which best describes how a proxy war differs from a traditional war?

A
The opposing powers in a proxy war engage in a propaganda war.
B
The opposing powers in a proxy war use others to fight on their behalf.
C
The opposing powers in a proxy war use trade and economic means to fight each other.
D
The opposing powers in a proxy war never openly acknowledge their involvement.
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Who supported the Nationalist Party in the Chinese Civil War?

A
Germany
B
the USSR
C
the United States
D
the rest of Asia
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The Korean War began in 1950 when the

A
Soviet Union attacked South Korea.
B
United Nations invaded North Korea.
C
Communist North attacked the non-Communist South.
D
people of Korea rose up against the Japanese.
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Which of the following resulted from the Vietnam War? Select four options.

A
Vietnam is united under a Communist government.
B
Support for the containment of Communism lessens.
C
Anti-government feelings spread in the United States.
D
The spread of communism in Asia is halted.
E
Vietnam is united under a non-Communist government.
F
Communism spreads to Laos and Cambodia.
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What happened when the Czechs tried to implement liberal reforms in 1968?

A
The communist government was forced to step down.
B
Slovakia protested and blocked the proposed changes.
C
The USSR and other Warsaw pact nations invaded.
D
Czechoslovakian residents gained new civil liberties.
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During the Cold War, what was the Soviet Union’s main objective in engaging in proxy wars against the United States?

A
to free colonial countries
B
to empower developing nations
C
to spread communism
D
to end democracy
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Which explains a difference between Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong in regards to economic policy?

A
Deng sought to modernize China by introducing capitalism in a limited way, while Mao rejected all capitalist ideas.
B
Deng closed schools and learning, while Mao believed training a skilled workforce was key to economic prosperity.
C
Deng closed the country to outside influences, while Mao supported learning new technology from other countries.
D
Deng believed in collectivization of farms, while Mao repealed these ideas in favor of limited private ownership of land.
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What proposed changes were made to boost the Chinese economy that caused Mao to launch the oppressive Cultural Revolution? Choose three answers.

A
allow workers to compete for wages
B
capitalist reforms that Mao viewed as anti-Communist
C
prosecute government officials
D
permit farmers to sell excess crops
E
form paramilitary groups of students
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Which type of policies made U.S. leaders believe that Jacobo Árbenz, the democratically elected president of Guatemala, was a communist sympathizer?

A
Árbenz’s anti-Catholic policies
B
Árbenz’s pro-union policies
C
Árbenz’s land reform policies
D
Árbenz’s nationalization policies
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Altering photographs was part of Joseph Stalin’s effort to

A
promote democracy.
B
censor the Communist Party.
C
persecute visual artists.
D
change historical facts.
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Read the passage from a speech on Vietnam given by President Nixon in 1969.“For the future of peace, precipitate withdrawal would thus be a disaster of immense magnitude. —A nation cannot remain great if it betrays its allied and lets down its friends. —Our defeat and humiliation in South Vietnam without question would promote recklessness in the councils of those great powers who have not yet abandoned their goals of world conquest. —This would spark violence wherever our commitments help maintain the peace—in the Middle East, in Berlin, eventually even in the Western Hemisphere . . . For these reasons, I rejected the recommendation that I should end the war by immediately withdrawing all of our forces.” —President Richard Nixon Address to the nation Nov. 3, 1969What foreign policy direction does the President say the United States should follow?

A
The US should withdraw its military forces from Vietnam as quickly as is possible.
B
The US should not withdraw from Vietnam, because that would cause problems elsewhere.
C
The US should turn its attention from Vietnam to the Middle East, Berlin, and the Western Hemisphere.
D
The goal of US foreign policy, if American troops leave Vietnam, should be one of world conquest.
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Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal during the Suez Crisis. What does this mean?

A
The Egyptian government took control of the canal.
B
The Egyptian people took control of the canal.
C
An Egyptian company took control of the canal.
D
The Egyptian government sold the canal to new owners.
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What was the name of the theory that said that if one country in a region fell to Communism, others would surely follow?

A
domino theory
B
arms race
C
brinkmanship
D
containment theory
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In what way did the political situation in Vietnam resemble that of Korea in the 1950s?

A
Both Vietnam and Korea were allied with the United States but then shifted allegiance to the Soviet Union.
B
Both Vietnam and Korea were unified, Communist countries who then voted to become democracies.
C
Both Vietnam and Korea were divided and suffered when the South invaded the North.
D
Both Vietnam and Korea were divided into a Communist North and a non-Communist South.
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Deng reformed China’s education system because

A
skilled workers were needed.
B
capitalism was being taught too freely.
C
Chinese cultural teachings were being ignored.
D
awareness of democratic principles was lacking.
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In which year did Communist rule end in the Soviet Union?

A
1989
B
1990
C
1991
D
1992
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A
Germany
B
Austria
C
England
D
France
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During the Cold War, what was the stated main objective of the United States in engaging in proxy wars against the Soviet Union?

A
to spread democracy
B
to secure oil reserves
C
to empower developing nations
D
to end socialism

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