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Today, most of the government reforms made during the US occupation of Japan have been

A
maintained.
B
abandoned.
C
gradually altered.
D
overturned.
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What event ended the Cultural Revolution?

A
economic collapse
B
Deng Xiaoping’s rise
C
nationwide famine
D
Mao Zedong’s death
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What motivated Joseph Stalin to persecute writers, scholars, and scientists?

A
People in these professions made up the bulk of the Communist Party.
B
Stalin was convinced one of them would try to overthrow him and seize power.
C
Many were non-Russians who Stalin wanted to drive out of the country.
D
Stalin feared they might spread ideas that went against the Soviet government.
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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 statement accurately describes China after the Civil War?

A
The People’s Republic of China was on the island of Taiwan.
B
The island of Taiwan became known as the Republic of China.
C
The Republic of China was under the rule of Mao Zedong.
D
The People’s Republic of China was led by Chiang Kai-shek.
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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 event preceded the revolutions of 1989?

A
Solidarity candidates were elected in Poland.
B
Hungary implemented a free market economy.
C
Communist rule ended in Czechoslovakia.
D
Gorbachev made reforms in the Soviet Union.
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Which of the following statements describes how the crisis in Berlin in 1948–1949 was concluded?

A
Berlin was united and made a part of East Germany.
B
The West built a wall to keep the two parts of the city separate.
C
The blockade was lifted, and Berlin remained divided.
D
The United States withdrew its forces from West Berlin.
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If the imperial dynasty had continued to rule China, it is most likely that

A
the economy would have improved rather than weakened.
B
European nations would have gotten more of a foothold in China.
C
revolutionary groups would not have gained any power in the country.
D
Communism would not have received support among the poor.
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Over the course of his presidency, Ronald Reagan’s approach toward the Soviet Union became more

A
belligerent.
B
hesitant.
C
dismissive.
D
cooperative.
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What was Joseph Stalin’s goal in creating a command economy?

A
to gradually move to a market economy
B
to conserve limited resources
C
to shift resources toward necessities
D
to outproduce capitalist nations
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What is the definition of a gulag?

A
a political uprising
B
a terror campaign
C
a labor camp
D
a police raid
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During which era did détente mainly occur?

A
1960s
B
1970s
C
1980s
D
1990s
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Intercontinental ballistic missiles made it possible for a country possessing them to

A
shoot down enemy airplanes.
B
strike targets far away.
C
launch satellites into space.
D
detect enemy troops at night.
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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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[BLANK]

A
two
B
one
C
four
D
three
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The Cultural Revolution in China ultimately failed because

A
people began to seriously question communism.
B
famine killed millions of people nationwide.
C
human rights violations led to a foreign invasion.
D
thousands of government officials left office.
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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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Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in China in response to

A
new economic policies that threatened social equality.
B
new democratic policies that threatened social equality.
C
new social policies that threatened economic equality.
D
new Communist policies that threatened economic equality.
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The Berlin Wall became a symbol of the Cold War because it

A
was painted in somber colors.
B
literally divided the East and the West.
C
was made of inexpensive building materials.
D
failed to stop the flow of defectors.

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