Question 1

Who was Nikita Khrushchev's successor in the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) Gromyko. 
B) Gorbachev. 
C) Dubcek. 
D) Brezhnev. 
E) Yeltsin. 
A) Gromyko. 
B) Gorbachev. 
C) Dubcek. 
D) Brezhnev. 
E) Yeltsin.

Question 2

Term for identification: Dmitry Medvedev

Accepted Answer

Dmitry Medvedev is a Russian politician

Question 3

Khrushchev was ultimately brought down by his ____________________ policies rather than his ____________________ policies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Khrushchev was ultimately brought down by his...

Question 4

Term for identification: Boris Yeltsin

Accepted Answer

Boris Yeltsin was a Russian political fi

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the communist Eastern European satellite states was the first to break loose from Stalinist domination (1948)?

Accepted Answer

A) The Czech Republic under Vaclav Havel. 
B) Yugoslavia under Marshal Tito. 
C) Poland under Gomulka. 
D) Romania under Ceausescu. 
E) Austria under Lech Walesa. 
A) The Czech Republic under Vaclav Havel. 
B) Yugoslavia under Marshal Tito. 
C) Poland under Gomulka. 
D) Romania under Ceausescu. 
E) Austria under Lech Walesa.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

The Brezhnev Doctrine

Accepted Answer

A) put the world on notice that the Soviet Union was preparing an invasion. 
B) demonstrated that the Soviet Union intended to remain the leader in world Marxism. 
C) forced eastern European states to choose between communism and capitalism. 
D) was to allow no existing satellite states to become independent. 
E) claimed all eastern European countries must continue under communism. 
A) put the world on notice that the Soviet Union was preparing an invasion. 
B) demonstrated that the Soviet Union intended to remain the leader in world Marxism. 
C) forced eastern European states to choose between communism and capitalism. 
D) was to allow no existing satellite states to become independent. 
E) claimed all eastern European countries must continue under communism.

Question 10

The Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev popularized the word glasnost. What does that Russian term mean in English?

Accepted Answer

A) Restructuring. 
B) Freedom. 
C) Independence. 
D) Solidarity. 
E) Openness. 
A) Restructuring. 
B) Freedom. 
C) Independence. 
D) Solidarity. 
E) Openness.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev were the Russian leaders who were the successors to ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev were the...

Question 13

Term for identification: perestroika

Accepted Answer

Perestroika is a Russian term that trans

Question 14

The most significant domestic reform initiated by Gorbachev was

Accepted Answer

A) terminating the KGB. 
B) establishing a true multi-party democracy. 
C) abolishing censorship. 
D) re-establishing religion. 
E) education for women. 
A) terminating the KGB. 
B) establishing a true multi-party democracy. 
C) abolishing censorship. 
D) re-establishing religion. 
E) education for women.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 52: Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

Who was Nikita Khrushchev's successor in the Soviet Union?

Term for identification: Dmitry Medvedev

Khrushchev was ultimately brought down by his ____________________ policies rather than his ____________________ policies.

Term for identification: Boris Yeltsin

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

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

Which of the communist Eastern European satellite states was the first to break loose from Stalinist domination (1948)?

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

The Brezhnev Doctrine

The Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev popularized the word glasnost. What does that Russian term mean in English?

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

Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev were the Russian leaders who were the successors to ____________________.

Term for identification: perestroika

The most significant domestic reform initiated by Gorbachev was

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

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