Question 1

Tito's brand of communism in Yugoslavia has been called

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A)  the last pure Marxist-Leninist experiment. 
B)  a peculiar hybrid of socialism and capitalism. 
C)  prickly Marxism. 
D)  socialism in one country. 
E)  social engineering for the future. 
A)  the last pure Marxist-Leninist experiment. 
B)  a peculiar hybrid of socialism and capitalism. 
C)  prickly Marxism. 
D)  socialism in one country. 
E)  social engineering for the future.

Question 2

After World War II, the Soviet Union gained control of Poland by

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A)  sending in their air force. 
B)  sending in the Red Army to disrupt the lives of the Polish people and political maneuvering almost impossible. 
C)  intimidated the anticommunists there into accepting satellite status. 
D)  aligning with the resistance movements that had been involved in holding off the Nazis during World War II. 
E)  threatening to go to war with Poland if they didn't agree to accept occupation. 
A)  sending in their air force. 
B)  sending in the Red Army to disrupt the lives of the Polish people and political maneuvering almost impossible. 
C)  intimidated the anticommunists there into accepting satellite status. 
D)  aligning with the resistance movements that had been involved in holding off the Nazis during World War II. 
E)  threatening to go to war with Poland if they didn't agree to accept occupation.

Question 3

Which was not a result of the end of communism in Russia?

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A)  A higher crime rate and the appearance of a mafia. 
B)  A very clear division between the haves and have nots, made clearer by the change to a free-market society. 
C)  Short term stability of the economy, with many Western countries eager to invest. 
D)  Rapid inflation. 
E)  Rising unemployment because of bankrupt companies. 
A)  A higher crime rate and the appearance of a mafia. 
B)  A very clear division between the haves and have nots, made clearer by the change to a free-market society. 
C)  Short term stability of the economy, with many Western countries eager to invest. 
D)  Rapid inflation. 
E)  Rising unemployment because of bankrupt companies.

Question 4

In a highly significant speech at the 20th Communist Party Congress in 1956, ____________________ revealed many of the crimes/atrocities committed under ____________________.

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The answer of In a highly significant speech at the...

Question 5

What was the focus of "goulash communism" in the Soviet Union as envisioned by Nikita Khrushchev?

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A)  Gaining military superiority over the United States. 
B)  Producing consumer goods and raising living standards. 
C)  Emphasis on producing heavy industrial products. 
D)  Allowing some free speech and eliminating censorship. 
E)  Maintaining control over the mixed bag of countries that were communist. 
A)  Gaining military superiority over the United States. 
B)  Producing consumer goods and raising living standards. 
C)  Emphasis on producing heavy industrial products. 
D)  Allowing some free speech and eliminating censorship. 
E)  Maintaining control over the mixed bag of countries that were communist.

Question 6

Compare and contrast Soviet Premiers Khrushchev and Brezhnev.In what ways did Khrushchev deviate from Stalin's methods? How did Brezhnev differ from his predecessor?

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Answers would include a discussion of Kh

Question 7

In 1968, Brezhnev quelled the attempt of ____________________ to separate itself from Soviet domination.

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The answer of In 1968, Brezhnev quelled the attempt of...

Question 8

Which of the following Soviet leaders acted to end the Cold War in the most peaceful and significant way?

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A)  Stalin 
B)  Gorbachev 
C)  Khrushchev 
D)  Brehnev 
E)  Both C and D are correct. 
A)  Stalin 
B)  Gorbachev 
C)  Khrushchev 
D)  Brehnev 
E)  Both C and D are correct.

Question 9

During the Brezhnev era, it appeared that the Soviet Union was ____ the U.S.

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A)  catching up to 
B)  remaining even with 
C)  surpassing 
D)  lagging further behind 
E)  wildly surpassing 
A)  catching up to 
B)  remaining even with 
C)  surpassing 
D)  lagging further behind 
E)  wildly surpassing

Question 10

Which of these has not been an issue with which Russia's President Vladimir Putin has had to deal?

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A)  The breakaway republic of Chechen and its terrorists. 
B)  The weakness of Russian agriculture. 
C)  The relationship with the United States over American actions in the Middle East. 
D)  The difficulty of trying to repress what he views as too much democracy and too many political opponents. 
E)  Government corruption. 
A)  The breakaway republic of Chechen and its terrorists. 
B)  The weakness of Russian agriculture. 
C)  The relationship with the United States over American actions in the Middle East. 
D)  The difficulty of trying to repress what he views as too much democracy and too many political opponents. 
E)  Government corruption.

Question 11

The ____________________ Agreement of 1945 theoretically required the Russians to allow free elections in Eastern Europe.

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The answer of The ____________________ Agreement of 1945 theoretically required...

Question 12

In Poland, the Communist System was changed in the early 1980s by the ship workers' union, ____________________.

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The answer of In Poland, the Communist System was changed...

Question 13

Discuss Eastern Europe in 1898.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 14

After being deposed in 1989, what usually happened to the old discredited leaders of various eastern European Communist parties?

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A)  They were hunted down and accused of crimes against their people. 
B)  They were seized, imprisoned, and then executed without a trial. 
C)  All too often they were allowed to retain their government posts. 
D)  They were sent into retirement without being accused of crime. 
E)  They fled their countries and sought political asylum overseas. 
A)  They were hunted down and accused of crimes against their people. 
B)  They were seized, imprisoned, and then executed without a trial. 
C)  All too often they were allowed to retain their government posts. 
D)  They were sent into retirement without being accused of crime. 
E)  They fled their countries and sought political asylum overseas.

Question 15

In the area of consumer goods, what was the situation for Soviet citizens in the era following World War II?

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A)  Production slowed to such a small scale that Zimbabwe had a larger Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 
B)  The Soviet consumers benefited from free trade with Eastern European countries. 
C)  The Soviets were in worse shape after World War II than during the years of the depression. 
D)  The Soviet citizens were allowed to use the black market to improve their lives. 
E)  The availability of consumer goods had improved but lagged in heavy industry. 
A)  Production slowed to such a small scale that Zimbabwe had a larger Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 
B)  The Soviet consumers benefited from free trade with Eastern European countries. 
C)  The Soviets were in worse shape after World War II than during the years of the depression. 
D)  The Soviet citizens were allowed to use the black market to improve their lives. 
E)  The availability of consumer goods had improved but lagged in heavy industry.

Question 16

In ____________________, a neutralist government tried to survive, but Soviet pressure led to a Communist Party takeover there in 1968.

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The answer of In ____________________, a neutralist government tried to...

Question 17

The coup in the summer of 1991 by communist die-hards was frustrated by

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A)  Mikhail Gorbachev. 
B)  Ronald Reagan. 
C)  Boris Yeltsin. 
D)  Lech Walesa. 
E)  the Congress of People's Deputies. 
A)  Mikhail Gorbachev. 
B)  Ronald Reagan. 
C)  Boris Yeltsin. 
D)  Lech Walesa. 
E)  the Congress of People's Deputies.

Question 18

The Soviet puppet government leaders in Eastern Europe were different from Stalin in that

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A)  they were not true Marxists. 
B)  they were never really able to develop nationalistic feelings in their people. 
C)  most of them were more adaptable than Stalin. 
D)  they did not try to rule as dictators. 
E)  All of the options are correct. 
A)  they were not true Marxists. 
B)  they were never really able to develop nationalistic feelings in their people. 
C)  most of them were more adaptable than Stalin. 
D)  they did not try to rule as dictators. 
E)  All of the options are correct.

Question 19

The "____________________" refers to the period during which the Eastern European countries rid themselves of communism and communists.

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The answer of The "____________________" refers to the period during...

Question 20

Perestroika is a Russian term that may very simply be defined in English as ____________________.

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The answer of Perestroika is a Russian term that may...

Exam 52: Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

Tito's brand of communism in Yugoslavia has been called

After World War II, the Soviet Union gained control of Poland by

Which was not a result of the end of communism in Russia?

In a highly significant speech at the 20th Communist Party Congress in 1956, ____________________ revealed many of the crimes/atrocities committed under ____________________.

What was the focus of "goulash communism" in the Soviet Union as envisioned by Nikita Khrushchev?

Compare and contrast Soviet Premiers Khrushchev and Brezhnev.In what ways did Khrushchev deviate from Stalin's methods? How did Brezhnev differ from his predecessor?

In 1968, Brezhnev quelled the attempt of ____________________ to separate itself from Soviet domination.

Which of the following Soviet leaders acted to end the Cold War in the most peaceful and significant way?

During the Brezhnev era, it appeared that the Soviet Union was ____ the U.S.

Which of these has not been an issue with which Russia's President Vladimir Putin has had to deal?

The ____________________ Agreement of 1945 theoretically required the Russians to allow free elections in Eastern Europe.

In Poland, the Communist System was changed in the early 1980s by the ship workers' union, ____________________.

Discuss Eastern Europe in 1898.

After being deposed in 1989, what usually happened to the old discredited leaders of various eastern European Communist parties?

In the area of consumer goods, what was the situation for Soviet citizens in the era following World War II?

In ____________________, a neutralist government tried to survive, but Soviet pressure led to a Communist Party takeover there in 1968.

The coup in the summer of 1991 by communist die-hards was frustrated by

The Soviet puppet government leaders in Eastern Europe were different from Stalin in that

The "____________________" refers to the period during which the Eastern European countries rid themselves of communism and communists.

Perestroika is a Russian term that may very simply be defined in English as ____________________.

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