The Fall of the USSR — Unit test Answers

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How did the Japanese economy benefit from the Korean War? Check all that apply.

A
Factories reopened.
B
Incomes doubled.
C
Innovations occurred.
D
Jobs were created.
E
Infrastructure was rebuilt.
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Poland
B
Russia
C
Hungary
D
Cuba
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The Soviets distrusted US foreign policy because they thought it aimed

A
to encroach on Eastern Europe.
B
to increase US influence and control.
C
to create an alliance with China.
D
to gain control of Cuba.
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How did the Soviet Union try to ensure that satellite states would follow its policies?

A
It installed leaders from the Soviet Union.
B
It had popular support that inspired local governments.
C
It controlled local communist governments.
D
It created governments that had popular support.
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A
US containment policy
B
satellite states
C
Potsdam Conference
D
Eastern Bloc
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A
Aruba
B
Puerto Rico
C
Cuba
D
Saint Thomas
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What was the effect on China of the Boxer Rebellion?

A
It led China to the verge of collapse.
B
It made China a Communist country.
C
It gave Europe a bigger role in China.
D
It made China a major world power.
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What is the most likely reason Dubcek’s easing of censorship threatened the Communist Party?

A
Activities of the secret police might have been revealed.
B
Meetings could be held at any time and in any place.
C
People could read about ideas contrary to state policy.
D
Citizens might write letters demanding higher pay.
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Which leader promoted glasnost?

A
Ronald Reagan
B
Leonid Brezhnev
C
Mikhail Gorbachev
D
George H.W. Bush
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What was Khrushchev’s immediate goal in the space race?

A
to encourage the development of industry
B
to be able to spy on other countries
C
to be the first to send a rocket into space
D
to eventually establish ownership of the moon
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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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Regarding the end of the Cold War, what was the most significant event of 1991?

A
the military reversed in Afghanistan
B
Gorbachev took power
C
the collapse of the USSR
D
the fall of the Berlin Wall
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During World War II, what happened between the Communists and Nationalists in China?

A
They continued their civil war but also fought together in World War II.
B
Their civil war raged while they avoided involvement in World War II.
C
Both sides reached a permanent truce and fought together in World War II.
D
Both sides agreed to stop fighting each other until World War II ended.
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In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in China in response to new

A
communist policies that threatened economic equality.
B
social policies that threatened economic equality.
C
democratic policies that threatened social equality.
D
economic policies that threatened social equality.
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In a command economy, people are not free to

A
buy consumer goods.
B
work in factories.
C
make production or monetary choices.
D
receive an education.
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After the first Five-Year Plan, Mao Zedong wanted faster growth so he launched the

A
Economic Five-Year Plan.
B
Great Leap Forward.
C
Great Leap Ahead.
D
First Ten-Year Plan.
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What is the most likely reason the republics of Yugoslavia held together until the fall of communism?

A
All six republics shared strong historic bonds.
B
The constitution forbade the republics to separate.
C
Citizens were united by their belief in communism.
D
Dictator Josep Tito was a very powerful leader.
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In his speech “On the Cult of Personality,” Khrushchev spoke against Stalin’s policy of

A
eliminating opposing opinions.
B
forbidding public meetings.
C
enforcing laws with military force.
D
forbidding the publication of news stories.

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