Question 1

Term for identification: Vaclav Havel

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Václav Havel was a Czech statesman, writ

Question 2

Elaborate on the significance of Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. Which do you argue was most significant?

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Answers would include a discussion of bo

Question 3

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 4

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 5

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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Question 6

What was the country where Lech Walesa led the Solidarity movement in protest of the failed communist economic practices?

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A) Romania. 
B) Yugoslavia. 
C) Poland. 
D) Estonia. 
E) Czechoslovakia. 
A) Romania. 
B) Yugoslavia. 
C) Poland. 
D) Estonia. 
E) Czechoslovakia.

Question 7

Without Soviet support, satellite Communist governments weakened and fell in rapid succession during the fall of the year ____________________.

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The answer of Without Soviet support, satellite Communist governments weakened...

Question 8

Discuss Eastern Europe in 1898.

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Question 9

Term for identification: glasnost

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Glasnost is a term that refers to the po

Question 10

Given the 20th century history of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, what major challenges do these areas face as we head into the 21st century?

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Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 11

All of these were features of the Khrushchev era EXCEPT for

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A) the denunciation of Stalin. 
B) the Velvet Revolution. 
C) peaceful coexistence. 
D) the Berlin Wall's construction. 
E) tension with Maoist China. 
A) the denunciation of Stalin. 
B) the Velvet Revolution. 
C) peaceful coexistence. 
D) the Berlin Wall's construction. 
E) tension with Maoist China.

Question 12

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 13

Term for identification: Commonwealth of Independent States

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The Commonwealth of Independent States (

Question 14

The Commonwealth of Independent States

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A) has become a forceful, tightly-knit body. 
B) is dominated by predominantly Muslim states. 
C) includes all of the former members of the Soviet Union. 
D) has orchestrated a series of bilateral agreements among its members. 
E) has proven to be notoriously weak and ineffectual. 
A) has become a forceful, tightly-knit body. 
B) is dominated by predominantly Muslim states. 
C) includes all of the former members of the Soviet Union. 
D) has orchestrated a series of bilateral agreements among its members. 
E) has proven to be notoriously weak and ineffectual.

Question 15

The breakup of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia has been called the

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A) Velvet Revolution. 
B) Velvet Separation. 
C) Czech Revolution. 
D) Revolution for Democracy. 
E) Revolution of 1789. 
A) Velvet Revolution. 
B) Velvet Separation. 
C) Czech Revolution. 
D) Revolution for Democracy. 
E) Revolution of 1789.

Question 16

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 17

The most accurate description of Nikita Khrushchev would be

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A) a Stalinist to the core − until he made the "secret" speech. 
B) an ardent communist who had a knack for pulling disparate groups together. 
C) a close personal friend of both Stalin and Castro. 
D) a strong believer in Russia's secret police state. 
E) an opportunistic peasant whose volatility in foreign affairs infuriated the Communist party. 
A) a Stalinist to the core − until he made the "secret" speech. 
B) an ardent communist who had a knack for pulling disparate groups together. 
C) a close personal friend of both Stalin and Castro. 
D) a strong believer in Russia's secret police state. 
E) an opportunistic peasant whose volatility in foreign affairs infuriated the Communist party.

Question 18

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 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

How and why was the Soviet Union allowed to create a sphere of control in Eastern Europe between 1945 and 1950?

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Answers would include a discus

Exam 52: Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

Term for identification: Vaclav Havel

Elaborate on the significance of Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. Which do you argue was most significant?

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

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

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

What was the country where Lech Walesa led the Solidarity movement in protest of the failed communist economic practices?

Without Soviet support, satellite Communist governments weakened and fell in rapid succession during the fall of the year ____________________.

Discuss Eastern Europe in 1898.

Term for identification: glasnost

Given the 20th century history of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, what major challenges do these areas face as we head into the 21st century?

All of these were features of the Khrushchev era EXCEPT for

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

Term for identification: Commonwealth of Independent States

The Commonwealth of Independent States

The breakup of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia has been called the

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

The most accurate description of Nikita Khrushchev would be

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

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

How and why was the Soviet Union allowed to create a sphere of control in Eastern Europe between 1945 and 1950?

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