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Question
1. The central Soviet leadership at the Kremlin preferred a popular, nationalist version of communism in Eastern Europe rather than an unpopular, obedient one.
a. True
b. False
2. The Cold War officially ended in ______.
a. 1975
b. 1983
c. 1991
d. 1999
3. Which of the following best characterize the People's Democracies of Eastern Europe in the postwar Stalin era?
a. Progressive politics, capitalist economic politics, and democratic participation in governance.
b. Predominantly rural, illiterate populations and mostly industrial economies.
c. Economic hardship, state terror, and widespread censorship.
4. ________ is often considered to be the official starting point of the Cold War.
a. D-day (1944)
b. The Potsdam Conference (1945)
c. The Truman Doctrine (1947)
5. The Truman Doctrine led directly to which of the following?
a. NATO
b. United Nations
c. League of Nations
d. Triple Alliance
6. What is the term for a political-economic movement of the 1970s that envisioned achieving Marxist-Leninist ideals through democratic measures, with an emphasis on individual liberty and a rejection of Soviet control?
a. Fascism
b. Neoliberalism
c. Labour movement
d. Eurocommunism
7. In Western Europe, the decades after World War II were a time of improved social mobility and more equally distributed wealth.
a. True
b. False
8. Which of the following terms refers to a system of political, economic, and cultural dominance by one region or nation over another?
a. Monarchy
b. Radicalism
c. Hegemony
d. Globalization
9. Which of the following was NOT conceived as a vehicle for European integration in the twentieth century?
a. Council of Europe
b. European Economic Community (EEC)
c. European Common Market
d. European Coal and Metallurgic Community (ECMC)
10. What is the British Commonwealth?
a. England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
b. A pact between England and France to provide mutual economic support, particularly in trade.
c. An organization created after the decline of the British Empire, which recognizes the full equality between Britain and many of its former colonies.
d. The British equivalent of the American Constitution.
11. Which of the following aroused more internal political opposition and inspired more political dissidents and activists within the USSR than any other issue, in doing so weakening the Soviet Union's ability to control of its citizens?
a. The Great Purge
b. The nuclear disaster at Chernobyl
c. The Afghan conflict
d. The election of Boris Yeltsin
12. The USSR split into ____ separate republics in 1991.
a. 7
b. 11
c. 15
d. 22
13. Vladimir Putin was first elected president of Russia in ____.
a. 1995
b. 2000
c. 2012
d. 2015
14. What are the correct translations of glasnost and perestroika?
a. Rebuilding and traditionalism
b. Modernity and restructuring
c. Clarity and openness
d. Openness and restructuring
15. Which of the following was an influential labor movement that contributed significantly to Polish independence in 1989?
a. Solidarity
b. START II
c. Stasi
d. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)