Question 1

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 2

"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 3

Which of the following was not among the many reforms initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev?

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A)  The beginning of a market economy with limited free enterprise and some private property.. 
B)  Soviet citizens and officials were encouraged to openly discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet Union.. 
C)  Soviet citizens and officials were encouraged to openly discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet Union. 
D)  Religious activities, long banned by the government, were once again tolerated. 
E)  The creation of an elite presidential bodyguard to defend against declared assassination attempts. 
A)  The beginning of a market economy with limited free enterprise and some private property.. 
B)  Soviet citizens and officials were encouraged to openly discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet Union.. 
C)  Soviet citizens and officials were encouraged to openly discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet Union. 
D)  Religious activities, long banned by the government, were once again tolerated. 
E)  The creation of an elite presidential bodyguard to defend against declared assassination attempts.

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution...

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-"people's communes"

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"People's communes" were large-scale col

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-"uninterrupted revolution"

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The term "uninterrupted revolution" is n

Question 7

At present,air pollution in China is ____ the United States

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A)  slightly less than in than 
B)  around the same as in 
C)  twice as bad as in 
D)  five times as bad as in. 
E)  ten times as bad as in 
A)  slightly less than in than 
B)  around the same as in 
C)  twice as bad as in 
D)  five times as bad as in. 
E)  ten times as bad as in

Question 8

All of the following are correct about Mao's Red Guards except

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A)  in many instances, they brutalized their victims with impunity. 
B)  they were composed of discontented Chinese youth. 
C)  they received re-enforcements from Taiwan. 
D)  they contained disgruntled party members. 
E)  they were urged to take to the streets to cleanse China of impure elements. 
A)  in many instances, they brutalized their victims with impunity. 
B)  they were composed of discontented Chinese youth. 
C)  they received re-enforcements from Taiwan. 
D)  they contained disgruntled party members. 
E)  they were urged to take to the streets to cleanse China of impure elements.

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Georgy Malenkov

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Georgy Malenkov was a Soviet politician

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-"Four Modernizations"

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The "Four Modernizations" refer to a set

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Nikita Khrushchev

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Nikita Khrushchev was a prominent Soviet

Question 12

China's Four Modernizations included industry,technology,national defense,and democracy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

As recognition that Marxism-Leninism is losing its appeal in Communist China,Confucianism has regained official approval in recent years.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The ethnic tensions that resulted as an unanticipated by-product of glasnost were caused by

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A)  the encouragement of these feelings from the gulag. 
B)  a combination of the statement of long-suppressed feelings as a result of new freedoms, the inability of the army to control the resulting violence. 
C)  the desire on the part of many ethnic minorities to retain the dominance of communism throughout the Soviet Union. 
D)  the relaxation of Gorbachev's iron grip on the Soviet system. 
E)  the demands of Josip Broz Tito. 
A)  the encouragement of these feelings from the gulag. 
B)  a combination of the statement of long-suppressed feelings as a result of new freedoms, the inability of the army to control the resulting violence. 
C)  the desire on the part of many ethnic minorities to retain the dominance of communism throughout the Soviet Union. 
D)  the relaxation of Gorbachev's iron grip on the Soviet system. 
E)  the demands of Josip Broz Tito.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-"Science and Democracy"

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"Science and Democracy" are two distinct

Question 16

Mao's Little Red Book

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A)  became available only after Deng Xiaoping assumed power. 
B)  superseded all other learning sources during the Cultural Revolution. 
C)  was banned during the Cultural Revolution. 
D)  codified specific scientific theorems and postulates. 
E)  was a secret document which would lead to capitalism in China. 
A)  became available only after Deng Xiaoping assumed power. 
B)  superseded all other learning sources during the Cultural Revolution. 
C)  was banned during the Cultural Revolution. 
D)  codified specific scientific theorems and postulates. 
E)  was a secret document which would lead to capitalism in China.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is not true of the Brezhnev years in the Soviet Union?

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A)  Khrushchev was forced into retirement. 
B)  As a result of détente, there was a freer and more relaxed domestic atmosphere. 
C)  The economic policies continued to de-emphasize consumer goods production. 
D)  Agricultural problems continued to cause many difficulties. 
E)  The ruling system had problems of gerontocracy. 
A)  Khrushchev was forced into retirement. 
B)  As a result of détente, there was a freer and more relaxed domestic atmosphere. 
C)  The economic policies continued to de-emphasize consumer goods production. 
D)  Agricultural problems continued to cause many difficulties. 
E)  The ruling system had problems of gerontocracy.

Question 18

How did Nikita Khrushchev change the system that the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin had put in place before his death in 1953? To what degree did his successors adopt Khrushchev's policies? How did the domestic and foreign policy goals and policies of Nikita Khrushchev and Leonid Brezhnev differ,and why? Would the Soviet Union have been better off if Khrushchev had been in power longer? Explain.

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Nikita Khrushchev made several significa

Question 19

What were the chief characteristics of the rule of Leonid Brezhnev and his immediate successors from 1964 to 1985? Was there any forewarning in the early 1980s of the advent of perestroika? What were the key components of perestroika,which Mikhail Gorbachev espoused during the 1980s? Why did it fail?

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The rule of Leonid Brezhnev and his imme

Question 20

Which of the following was not characteristic of Soviet society during the Brezhnev years?

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A)  A more restrictive attitude toward dissidents. 
B)  An educational system focusing on rote memorization and political indoctrination. 
C)  Preventing the Soviet people from exposure to harmful foreign ideas, including rock music. 
D)  A restriction of free expression. 
E)  A disregard for law and order. 
A)  A more restrictive attitude toward dissidents. 
B)  An educational system focusing on rote memorization and political indoctrination. 
C)  Preventing the Soviet people from exposure to harmful foreign ideas, including rock music. 
D)  A restriction of free expression. 
E)  A disregard for law and order.

Exam 27: Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Leonid Brezhnev

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

Which of the following was not among the many reforms initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev?

Identify the following terms. -Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Identify the following terms. -"people's communes"

Identify the following terms. -"uninterrupted revolution"

At present,air pollution in China is ____ the United States

All of the following are correct about Mao's Red Guards except

Identify the following terms. -Georgy Malenkov

Identify the following terms. -"Four Modernizations"

Identify the following terms. -Nikita Khrushchev

China's Four Modernizations included industry,technology,national defense,and democracy.

As recognition that Marxism-Leninism is losing its appeal in Communist China,Confucianism has regained official approval in recent years.

The ethnic tensions that resulted as an unanticipated by-product of glasnost were caused by

Identify the following terms. -"Science and Democracy"

Mao's Little Red Book

Which of the following statements is not true of the Brezhnev years in the Soviet Union?

Which of the following was not characteristic of Soviet society during the Brezhnev years?

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