Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) Stalin 
B) Gorbachev 
C) Khrushchev 
D) Brezhnev 
E) Chernenko 
A) Stalin 
B) Gorbachev 
C) Khrushchev 
D) Brezhnev 
E) Chernenko B

Question 2

What was considered the most significant domestic reform initiated by Gorbachev?

Accepted Answer

A) Terminating the use of the KGB to investigate citizens. 
B) Establishing a true multi-party democracy. 
C) Abolishing censorship of the press and dissidents. 
D) Re-establishing religion as a key component of the state. 
E) Pressuring the Soviet state to invest in education for women. 
A) Terminating the use of the KGB to investigate citizens. 
B) Establishing a true multi-party democracy. 
C) Abolishing censorship of the press and dissidents. 
D) Re-establishing religion as a key component of the state. 
E) Pressuring the Soviet state to invest in education for women. B

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT a result of the end of communism in Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) A higher crime rate and the appearance of a business elite. 
B) A very clear division between the haves and have nots. 
C) Short term stability of the economy, with Western investments. 
D) Rapid economic inflation and endemic government corruption. 
E) Rising unemployment because of bankrupt companies. 
A) A higher crime rate and the appearance of a business elite. 
B) A very clear division between the haves and have nots. 
C) Short term stability of the economy, with Western investments. 
D) Rapid economic inflation and endemic government corruption. 
E) Rising unemployment because of bankrupt companies. C

Question 4

Term for identification: Solidarity movement

Accepted Answer

The Solidarity movement, known in Polish

Question 5

Term for identification: Revolution of 1989

Accepted Answer

The term "Revolution of 1989" refers to

Question 6

After Stalin, who was the longest serving Soviet leader?

Accepted Answer

A) Khrushchev 
B) Gorbachev 
C) Dubcek 
D) Brezhnev 
E) Yeltsin 
A) Khrushchev 
B) Gorbachev 
C) Dubcek 
D) Brezhnev 
E) Yeltsin

Question 7

What led to the downfall of Khrushchev in the eyes of the Communist Party?

Accepted Answer

A) An attempt to gain military superiority over the United States. 
B) The denunciation of Stalin at the 20th Congress of the Party. 
C) The emphasis on producing heavy industrial products. 
D) The policy of allowing some free speech and eliminating censorship. 
E) An attempt to maintain control over the satellites that were communist. 
A) An attempt to gain military superiority over the United States. 
B) The denunciation of Stalin at the 20th Congress of the Party. 
C) The emphasis on producing heavy industrial products. 
D) The policy of allowing some free speech and eliminating censorship. 
E) An attempt to maintain control over the satellites that were communist.

Question 8

Term for identification: command economy

Accepted Answer

A command economy, also known as a plann

Question 9

All of these were features of the Khrushchev era EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

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 10

____________________ was the Czech Communist Party leader who attempted to give Czechoslovakia socialism with a face .

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the Czech Communist Party leader...

Question 11

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 the Soviet Union 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 the Soviet Union lagged in heavy industry.

Question 12

____________________ was the territory annexed by Russia in March 2014.

Accepted Answer

The Crimea

Question 13

In the ____________________, Soviet Russia agreed to allow free democratic elections in Eastern Europe as soon as conditions permitted.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the ____________________, Soviet Russia agreed to...

Question 14

With the end of Communist rule in Russia and Eastern Europe, what major challenges do these areas face in the 21st  century including political, economic, and social issues?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) The breakaway republic of Chechnya and its terrorists. 
B) The weakness of the Russian agriculture sector. 
C) The tension in the relationship with the United States. 
D) The difficulty of trying to repress democracy and his political opponents. 
E) The interference in former states and government corruption. 
A) The breakaway republic of Chechnya and its terrorists. 
B) The weakness of the Russian agriculture sector. 
C) The tension in the relationship with the United States. 
D) The difficulty of trying to repress democracy and his political opponents. 
E) The interference in former states and government corruption.

Question 16

All of the following were initiatives under Gorbachev to deescalate the Cold War EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Signed agreements with the US on arms control and troop reductions. 
B) Made gestures to China to bring about reconciliation. 
C) Imposed martial law in Poland to control the resistance movement. 
D) Reduced the costly arms race with the US. 
E) Withdrew troops from the unpopular war in Afghanistan. 
A) Signed agreements with the US on arms control and troop reductions. 
B) Made gestures to China to bring about reconciliation. 
C) Imposed martial law in Poland to control the resistance movement. 
D) Reduced the costly arms race with the US. 
E) Withdrew troops from the unpopular war in Afghanistan.

Question 17

Which of the following nations was considered to be the largest of the Soviet satellite states?

Accepted Answer

A) Yugoslavia 
B) Poland 
C) Albania 
D) Greece 
E) Georgia 
A) Yugoslavia 
B) Poland 
C) Albania 
D) Greece 
E) Georgia

Question 18

In what way did Nikita Khrushchev change the structure of Soviet Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) The Communist Party would stop intervention in communist nations abroad. 
B) The Communist Party controlled the power not the KGB. 
C) The Communist Party was drawn from the educated elite. 
D) The Communist Party needed to undergo purges of the Stalinists. 
E) The Communist Party supported the plan of peaceful coexistence. 
A) The Communist Party would stop intervention in communist nations abroad. 
B) The Communist Party controlled the power not the KGB. 
C) The Communist Party was drawn from the educated elite. 
D) The Communist Party needed to undergo purges of the Stalinists. 
E) The Communist Party supported the plan of peaceful coexistence.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 20

Term for identification: Mikhail Gorbachev

Accepted Answer

Mikhail Gorbachev was a significant poli

Exam 52: Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

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

What was considered the most significant domestic reform initiated by Gorbachev?

Which of the following was NOT a result of the end of communism in Russia?

Term for identification: Solidarity movement

Term for identification: Revolution of 1989

After Stalin, who was the longest serving Soviet leader?

What led to the downfall of Khrushchev in the eyes of the Communist Party?

Term for identification: command economy

All of these were features of the Khrushchev era EXCEPT

____________________ was the Czech Communist Party leader who attempted to give Czechoslovakia socialism with a face .

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

____________________ was the territory annexed by Russia in March 2014.

In the ____________________, Soviet Russia agreed to allow free democratic elections in Eastern Europe as soon as conditions permitted.

With the end of Communist rule in Russia and Eastern Europe, what major challenges do these areas face in the 21st century including political, economic, and social issues?

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

All of the following were initiatives under Gorbachev to deescalate the Cold War EXCEPT

Which of the following nations was considered to be the largest of the Soviet satellite states?

In what way did Nikita Khrushchev change the structure of Soviet Russia?

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

Term for identification: Mikhail Gorbachev

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