Question 1

What was considered the ultimate symbol of the Cold War between the East and West?

Accepted Answer

A) the Velvet Revolution 
B) the Kremlin 
C) the Cuban Missile Crisis 
D) the Berlin Wall 
E) perestroika and glasnost 
A) the Velvet Revolution 
B) the Kremlin 
C) the Cuban Missile Crisis 
D) the Berlin Wall 
E) perestroika and glasnost

Question 2

The ____________________  was the period when the Eastern European countries rid themselves of communism and communists.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________  was the period when the...

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the Commonwealth of Independent States?

Accepted Answer

A) A forceful, tightly-knit body consisting of Russia and its former republics. 
B) A group of Russian republics dominated by predominantly Muslim states. 
C) A body consisting of all of the former members of the Soviet Union. 
D) A body of republics that orchestrated a series of bilateral agreements among its members for mutual security. 
E) A weak confederation of most former Soviet republics dominated by the Russian republic. 
A) A forceful, tightly-knit body consisting of Russia and its former republics. 
B) A group of Russian republics dominated by predominantly Muslim states. 
C) A body consisting of all of the former members of the Soviet Union. 
D) A body of republics that orchestrated a series of bilateral agreements among its members for mutual security. 
E) A weak confederation of most former Soviet republics dominated by the Russian republic.

Question 4

Under the terms of the Yalta Agreement, what did the Russians agree to do?

Accepted Answer

A) Pull out of occupied Poland at the end of the war. 
B) Carry out free elections in Eastern Europe within three months of the end of the war. 
C) Receive control of the Eastern European countries that were on their border. 
D) Oversee elections in Eastern European countries as soon as reasonably possible. 
E) Join the United States in the Pacific theater within three months. 
A) Pull out of occupied Poland at the end of the war. 
B) Carry out free elections in Eastern Europe within three months of the end of the war. 
C) Receive control of the Eastern European countries that were on their border. 
D) Oversee elections in Eastern European countries as soon as reasonably possible. 
E) Join the United States in the Pacific theater within three months.

Question 5

Term for identification: perestroika

Accepted Answer

Perestroika is a Russian term that trans

Question 6

What was the primary cause of the fall of communism in Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) The failure of communism to deliver economic progress. 
B) The reinforced nationalist resistance to Russian dominance. 
C) The Communist party attempted to retain support by allowing free elections. 
D) The transition from state-owned businesses to a business elite running private companies. 
E) The weakness of the agricultural sector in the economy. 
A) The failure of communism to deliver economic progress. 
B) The reinforced nationalist resistance to Russian dominance. 
C) The Communist party attempted to retain support by allowing free elections. 
D) The transition from state-owned businesses to a business elite running private companies. 
E) The weakness of the agricultural sector in the economy.

Question 7

Russia supported the ____________________ in the Syrian Civil War that started in 2011.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Russia supported the ____________________ in the Syrian...

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which of the following is the most accurate description of Nikita Khrushchev?

Accepted Answer

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) A volatile personality in foreign and domestic affairs who 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) A volatile personality in foreign and domestic affairs who infuriated the Communist party.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) Czechoslovakia under Havel 
B) Yugoslavia under Tito 
C) Poland under Gomulka 
D) Romania under Ceausescu 
E) Austria under Walesa 
A) Czechoslovakia under Havel 
B) Yugoslavia under Tito 
C) Poland under Gomulka 
D) Romania under Ceausescu 
E) Austria under Walesa

Question 11

Who is considered the last president of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) Mikhail Gorbachev 
B) Leonid Brezhnev 
C) Boris Yeltsin 
D) Yuri Andropov 
E) Nikita Khrushchev 
A) Mikhail Gorbachev 
B) Leonid Brezhnev 
C) Boris Yeltsin 
D) Yuri Andropov 
E) Nikita Khrushchev

Question 12

Who was considered Putin's temporary successor in order for him to retain control of Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) Yuri Andropov 
B) Alexander Dubcek 
C) Vaclav Havel 
D) Dmitry Medvedev 
E) Boris Yeltsin 
A) Yuri Andropov 
B) Alexander Dubcek 
C) Vaclav Havel 
D) Dmitry Medvedev 
E) Boris Yeltsin

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of Kh

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Term for identification: Nikita Khrushchev

Accepted Answer

Nikita Khrushchev was a prominent Soviet

Question 16

Term for identification: glasnost

Accepted Answer

Glasnost is a term that refers to the po

Exam 52: Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

What was considered the ultimate symbol of the Cold War between the East and West?

The ____________________ was the period when the Eastern European countries rid themselves of communism and communists.

Which of the following best describes the Commonwealth of Independent States?

Under the terms of the Yalta Agreement, what did the Russians agree to do?

Term for identification: perestroika

What was the primary cause of the fall of communism in Eastern Europe?

Russia supported the ____________________ in the Syrian Civil War that started in 2011.

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

Which of the following is the most accurate description of Nikita Khrushchev?

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

Who is considered the last president of the Soviet Union?

Who was considered Putin's temporary successor in order for him to retain control of Russia?

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 by ____________________ to separate itself from Soviet domination.

Term for identification: Nikita Khrushchev

Term for identification: glasnost

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