Question 1

A factor that was not an element of Mikhail Gorbachev's policies was that

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A)  he wanted to establish an entirely free-market capitalist economy. 
B)  rigid, centralized planning had to be abandoned. 
C)  high technology development was insufficient. 
D)  Soviet living standards were considered much too low. 
E)  there was a need to restructure the economic system. 
A)  he wanted to establish an entirely free-market capitalist economy. 
B)  rigid, centralized planning had to be abandoned. 
C)  high technology development was insufficient. 
D)  Soviet living standards were considered much too low. 
E)  there was a need to restructure the economic system.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Great Leap Forward

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Great Leap Forward...

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Hungary's "communism with a capitalist face-lift"

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The term "communism with a capitalist fa

Question 4

The number of Soviet citizens who lost their lives in World War II is estimated at

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A)  two million. 
B)  five million. 
C)  ten million. 
D)  twenty million. 
E)  fifty million. 
A)  two million. 
B)  five million. 
C)  ten million. 
D)  twenty million. 
E)  fifty million.

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago

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Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago" is a

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Pravda

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Pravda, which means "truth" in Russian,

Question 7

As a result of the excesses of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution's Red Guards,all of the following occurred except

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A)  the "Gang of Four" were arrested and put on trial. 
B)  the radicals lost power. 
C)  Deng Xiaoping attained preeminent authority. 
D)  Mao and all his deeds disappeared from Chinese history books. 
E)  the "Four Modernizations" were instituted. 
A)  the "Gang of Four" were arrested and put on trial. 
B)  the radicals lost power. 
C)  Deng Xiaoping attained preeminent authority. 
D)  Mao and all his deeds disappeared from Chinese history books. 
E)  the "Four Modernizations" were instituted.

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Tiananmen Square,1989

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Tiananmen Square is a large public plaza

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Hu Jintao

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Hu Jintao is a Chinese politician who se

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-"Hard work for a few years,happiness for a thousand"

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The phrase "Hard work for a few years, h

Question 11

The leader of Poland's Solidarity movement was

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A)  Wladyslaw Gomulka. 
B)  Edward Gierek. 
C)  Lech Walesa. 
D)  Wojciech Jaruzelski. 
E)  Vaclav Havel. 
A)  Wladyslaw Gomulka. 
B)  Edward Gierek. 
C)  Lech Walesa. 
D)  Wojciech Jaruzelski. 
E)  Vaclav Havel.

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-from "Serve the people" to "Create wealth for the people"

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The terms "Serve the people" and "Create

Question 13

How were the impacts of Stalin and Mao on their societies similar,and how were they different? Did the goals and policies of their successors differ from theirs? Explain.

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The impacts of Stalin and Mao on their s

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-agricultural "collectivization"

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Agricultural collectivization refers to

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Falun Gong

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Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Berlin Wall

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The Berlin Wall was a fortified barrier

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-"Little Red Book

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The "Little Red Book" refers to a pocket

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-"rural responsibility system"

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The "rural responsibility system," also

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-"commonwealth of independent states"

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The Commonwealth of Independent States (

Question 20

Nikita Khrushchev's fall from power in 1964 was due not only to his failed policies but also his personality,which had alienated other high Soviet officials.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: Brave New World: Communism on Trial

A factor that was not an element of Mikhail Gorbachev's policies was that

Identify the following terms. -Great Leap Forward

Identify the following terms. -Hungary's "communism with a capitalist face-lift"

The number of Soviet citizens who lost their lives in World War II is estimated at

Identify the following terms. -Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago

Identify the following terms. -Pravda

As a result of the excesses of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution's Red Guards,all of the following occurred except

Identify the following terms. -Tiananmen Square,1989

Identify the following terms. -Hu Jintao

Identify the following terms. -"Hard work for a few years,happiness for a thousand"

The leader of Poland's Solidarity movement was

Identify the following terms. -from "Serve the people" to "Create wealth for the people"

How were the impacts of Stalin and Mao on their societies similar,and how were they different? Did the goals and policies of their successors differ from theirs? Explain.

Identify the following terms. -agricultural "collectivization"

Identify the following terms. -Falun Gong

Identify the following terms. -Berlin Wall

Identify the following terms. -"Little Red Book

Identify the following terms. -"rural responsibility system"

Identify the following terms. -"commonwealth of independent states"

Nikita Khrushchev's fall from power in 1964 was due not only to his failed policies but also his personality,which had alienated other high Soviet officials.

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