Question 1

Socialist Realism was an artistic movement that allowed criticism of problems within the Soviet system in the "cultural thaw" of Khrushchev.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko

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Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko w

Question 3

In the early 1970s,

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A) Ho Chi Minh was elected mayor of Saigon and, two years later, of Hong Kong. 
B) Yuri Andropov made major changes in Soviet industrial management by giving top positions in the oil and transport industries to executives from Japan and the West. 
C) Richard Nixon praised Mao Zedong's "mass line" system as not only effective but "as American as apple pie." 
D) Stalin's reputation rose somewhat under Brezhnev's rule. 
E) Lyndon Johnson ended the Vietnam War. 
A) Ho Chi Minh was elected mayor of Saigon and, two years later, of Hong Kong. 
B) Yuri Andropov made major changes in Soviet industrial management by giving top positions in the oil and transport industries to executives from Japan and the West. 
C) Richard Nixon praised Mao Zedong's "mass line" system as not only effective but "as American as apple pie." 
D) Stalin's reputation rose somewhat under Brezhnev's rule. 
E) Lyndon Johnson ended the Vietnam War.

Question 4

In your opinion, what were the major causes or events that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union? Be specific. Do you think the collapse of the Soviet Union was inevitable? Why or why not?

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The collapse of the Soviet Union was the

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Georgy Malenkov

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Georgy Malenkov was a Soviet politician

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
"Little Red Book

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The "Little Red Book" refers to a pocket

Question 7

Leonid Brezhnev

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A) valued stability above all, blocking significant attempts to deal with economic/social problems. 
B) greatly increased the funding for new agricultural areas in Kazakhstan and Mongolia. 
C) sharply reduced the powers of the KGB and Interior Ministry. 
D) was the first to finally break with Stalinism and to conciliate the Czech regime. 
E) was a sincere admirer of the policies of Nikita Khrushchev. 
A) valued stability above all, blocking significant attempts to deal with economic/social problems. 
B) greatly increased the funding for new agricultural areas in Kazakhstan and Mongolia. 
C) sharply reduced the powers of the KGB and Interior Ministry. 
D) was the first to finally break with Stalinism and to conciliate the Czech regime. 
E) was a sincere admirer of the policies of Nikita Khrushchev.

Question 8

Which of the following occurred when Nikita Khrushchev was in power?

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A) the Berlin Airlift 
B) the Afghanistan occupation 
C) the enunciation of the Carter-Khrushchev Accord 
D) the Twentieth National Congress speech 
E) the Korean War 
A) the Berlin Airlift 
B) the Afghanistan occupation 
C) the enunciation of the Carter-Khrushchev Accord 
D) the Twentieth National Congress speech 
E) the Korean War

Question 9

In what ways did Communism in Russia and China benefit or hinder the position of women?  How did women progress in education and the workplace?  What were some obstacles that impeded true equality?

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Communism in Russia and China had both p

Question 10

What was the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution? What did its creator expect it to achieve? Why? Was it successful? If so, in what ways? If not, why not?

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The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolutio

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
"Science and Democracy"

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Science and democracy are two fundamenta

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
"Mao Zedong thought"

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Mao Zedong Thought, also known as Maoism

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Pravda

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Pravda was a leading newspaper of the So

Question 14

"Black cat, white cat, what does it matter so long as it catches the mice?" was said by

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A) Mao Zedong. 
B) Confucius. 
C) Nikita Khrushchev. 
D) Mikhail Gorbachev. 
E) Deng Xiaoping. 
A) Mao Zedong. 
B) Confucius. 
C) Nikita Khrushchev. 
D) Mikhail Gorbachev. 
E) Deng Xiaoping.

Question 15

The "fifth modernization" referred to in post-Mao China was

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A) land reform. 
B) national defense. 
C) democracy. 
D) industry. 
E) technology. 
A) land reform. 
B) national defense. 
C) democracy. 
D) industry. 
E) technology.

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Nikita Khrushchev

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Nikita Khrushchev was a prominent Soviet

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
"the Mao suit" v. "big noses"

Accepted Answer

The Mao suit, also known as the Zhongsha

Question 18

The Russian concept of law and order ( poryadok ) was enshrined in the Soviet constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago

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Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago" is a

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Deng Xiaoping's "black cat, white cat"

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Deng Xiaoping's "black cat, white cat" i

Socialist Realism was an artistic movement that allowed criticism of problems within the Soviet system in the "cultural thaw" of Khrushchev.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko

In the early 1970s,

In your opinion, what were the major causes or events that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union? Be specific. Do you think the collapse of the Soviet Union was inevitable? Why or why not?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Georgy Malenkov

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "Little Red Book

Leonid Brezhnev

Which of the following occurred when Nikita Khrushchev was in power?

In what ways did Communism in Russia and China benefit or hinder the position of women? How did women progress in education and the workplace? What were some obstacles that impeded true equality?

What was the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution? What did its creator expect it to achieve? Why? Was it successful? If so, in what ways? If not, why not?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "Science and Democracy"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "Mao Zedong thought"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Pravda

"Black cat, white cat, what does it matter so long as it catches the mice?" was said by

The "fifth modernization" referred to in post-Mao China was

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Nikita Khrushchev

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "the Mao suit" v. "big noses"

The Russian concept of law and order ( poryadok ) was enshrined in the Soviet constitution.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Deng Xiaoping's "black cat, white cat"

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Exam 14: Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Socialist Realism was an artistic movement that allowed criticism of problems within the Soviet system in the "cultural thaw" of Khrushchev.​

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko

In the early 1970s,

In your opinion, what were the major causes or events that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union? Be specific. Do you think the collapse of the Soviet Union was inevitable? Why or why not?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Georgy Malenkov

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "Little Red Book

Leonid Brezhnev

Which of the following occurred when Nikita Khrushchev was in power?

In what ways did Communism in Russia and China benefit or hinder the position of women? How did women progress in education and the workplace? What were some obstacles that impeded true equality?

What was the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution? What did its creator expect it to achieve? Why? Was it successful? If so, in what ways? If not, why not?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "Science and Democracy"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "Mao Zedong thought"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Pravda

"Black cat, white cat, what does it matter so long as it catches the mice?" was said by

The "fifth modernization" referred to in post-Mao China was

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Nikita Khrushchev

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "the Mao suit" v. "big noses"

The Russian concept of law and order ( poryadok ) was enshrined in the Soviet constitution.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Deng Xiaoping's "black cat, white cat"

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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Socialist Realism was an artistic movement that allowed criticism of problems within the Soviet system in the "cultural thaw" of Khrushchev.