Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-"the Mao suit" v."big noses"

Accepted Answer

The Mao suit, also known as the Zhongsha

Question 2

Which of the following has occurred in Chinese life since the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Female foot binding has regained popular support. 
B)  Under Mao, the government made an effort to strengthen the role of the family. 
C)  Individual economic achievement was encouraged during the Cultural Revolution. 
D)  In the post-Mao era, there has been an emphasis on idealistic utopianism. 
E)  Today, many Chinese people, especially the young, are trying to Westernize their dress and appearance. 
A)  Female foot binding has regained popular support. 
B)  Under Mao, the government made an effort to strengthen the role of the family. 
C)  Individual economic achievement was encouraged during the Cultural Revolution. 
D)  In the post-Mao era, there has been an emphasis on idealistic utopianism. 
E)  Today, many Chinese people, especially the young, are trying to Westernize their dress and appearance.

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-KGB

Accepted Answer

The KGB, an acronym for Komitet Gosudars

Question 4

"Gorbachev succeeded,and by succeeding he failed." Discuss.

Accepted Answer

The statement "Gorbachev succeeded, and

Question 5

The Great Leap Forward resulted in the deaths of perhaps fifteen million people because of starvation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

At the close of World War II,the Soviet Union

Accepted Answer

A)  had increased food production by tapping new, rich lands in Siberia and Turkmenistan. 
B)  under Stalin decided to provide a "socialist bonus" of more consumer goods for the masses by slowing the expansion of heavy industry. 
C)  had citizens who worked longer hours than before the war, ate less, and were ill-housed and poorly clothed. 
D)  sharply reduced military spending, but only after the surrender of Japan. 
E)  moved toward greater liberalization. 
A)  had increased food production by tapping new, rich lands in Siberia and Turkmenistan. 
B)  under Stalin decided to provide a "socialist bonus" of more consumer goods for the masses by slowing the expansion of heavy industry. 
C)  had citizens who worked longer hours than before the war, ate less, and were ill-housed and poorly clothed. 
D)  sharply reduced military spending, but only after the surrender of Japan. 
E)  moved toward greater liberalization.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Mikhail Gorbachev

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Mikhail Gorbachev...

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

For the Chinese Communist Party,culture was

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A)  seen as a unique resource which should be preserved and not changed. 
B)  valuable and valid for its own sake. 
C)  seen as an important instrument for indoctrination. 
D)  not to be used in the same way the Soviets had used it. 
E)  supposed to reject the technique of socialist realism. 
A)  seen as a unique resource which should be preserved and not changed. 
B)  valuable and valid for its own sake. 
C)  seen as an important instrument for indoctrination. 
D)  not to be used in the same way the Soviets had used it. 
E)  supposed to reject the technique of socialist realism.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-"Mao Zedong thought"

Accepted Answer

"Mao Zedong Thought," also known as Maoi

Question 11

Stalin's economic policy after World War II was more successful in providing consumer goods than in promoting the growth of heavy industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Spratly Islands and Diaoyu Islands

Accepted Answer

The Spratly Islands and the Diaoyu Islan

Question 13

The "queue psychology" illustrates the surplus of consumer goods available in the Soviet Union during the Brezhnev era.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not true about the events that occurred in the Soviet Union in December 1991?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boris Yeltsin was president of the Russian Republic. 
B)  The Soviet Union was replaced by the Commonwealth of Independent States. 
C)  Gorbachev resigned and turned over his power as commander-in-chief to Yeltsin. 
D)  The Congress of People's Deputies denied Yeltsin the temporary power to rule by decree. 
E)  One of the largest empires in history came to an end. 
A)  Boris Yeltsin was president of the Russian Republic. 
B)  The Soviet Union was replaced by the Commonwealth of Independent States. 
C)  Gorbachev resigned and turned over his power as commander-in-chief to Yeltsin. 
D)  The Congress of People's Deputies denied Yeltsin the temporary power to rule by decree. 
E)  One of the largest empires in history came to an end.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Lech Walesa and Solidarity

Accepted Answer

Lech Walesa is a prominent Polish politi

Question 16

All of the following are correct about China in the early twenty-first century except

Accepted Answer

A)  the Communist party began to share power with non-communist groups. 
B)  a large and increasingly affluent middle class had developed. 
C)  there are frequent outbursts of labor unrest because of poor working conditions. 
D)  a stock market opened. 
E)  80 percent of all urban Chinese own a color television set, a refrigerator, and a washing machine. 
A)  the Communist party began to share power with non-communist groups. 
B)  a large and increasingly affluent middle class had developed. 
C)  there are frequent outbursts of labor unrest because of poor working conditions. 
D)  a stock market opened. 
E)  80 percent of all urban Chinese own a color television set, a refrigerator, and a washing machine.

Question 17

As an instrument of perestroika,glasnost allowed

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A)  the banning of many books. 
B)  criticism of the government and Soviet society generally. 
C)  the exclusion of Western culture from the Soviet Union. 
D)  the abandonment of political reforms. 
E)  the development of new airports in Siberia. 
A)  the banning of many books. 
B)  criticism of the government and Soviet society generally. 
C)  the exclusion of Western culture from the Soviet Union. 
D)  the abandonment of political reforms. 
E)  the development of new airports in Siberia.

Question 18

The Soviet economy

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A)  grew rapidly in the heavy industry sector during the late 1940s and the early 1950s. 
B)  was, unlike the capitalist economies, devoted to raising the living standards of the poorest workers, the "toiling masses." 
C)  obtained capital for expansion from overseas governments and investors. 
D)  was overseen from Gosplan headquarters in the Lyubyanka building in Kharkov. 
E)  became consumer driven, thus eliminating black-market activity. 
A)  grew rapidly in the heavy industry sector during the late 1940s and the early 1950s. 
B)  was, unlike the capitalist economies, devoted to raising the living standards of the poorest workers, the "toiling masses." 
C)  obtained capital for expansion from overseas governments and investors. 
D)  was overseen from Gosplan headquarters in the Lyubyanka building in Kharkov. 
E)  became consumer driven, thus eliminating black-market activity.

Question 19

All of the following are true about events in Poland from 1980 to 1991 except

Accepted Answer

A)  mass public demonstrations caused significant changes in government policy. 
B)  huge rises in food prices helped to give rise to Solidarity. 
C)  by the end of 1990, the nation had freely elected a new president. 
D)  Soviet troops occupied the country in December 1990. 
E)  Solidarity's support burgeoned and, by late 1981, it was backed by almost one-third of the population. 
A)  mass public demonstrations caused significant changes in government policy. 
B)  huge rises in food prices helped to give rise to Solidarity. 
C)  by the end of 1990, the nation had freely elected a new president. 
D)  Soviet troops occupied the country in December 1990. 
E)  Solidarity's support burgeoned and, by late 1981, it was backed by almost one-third of the population.

Question 20

The Great Leap Forward

Accepted Answer

A)  was an economic success, raising agricultural production fifteen percent in two years. 
B)  created huge rural communes but failed economically. 
C)  was a more conservative approach to land reform. 
D)  was aimed at organizing urban Chinese life. 
E)  produced such success that Mao became deified in China. 
A)  was an economic success, raising agricultural production fifteen percent in two years. 
B)  created huge rural communes but failed economically. 
C)  was a more conservative approach to land reform. 
D)  was aimed at organizing urban Chinese life. 
E)  produced such success that Mao became deified in China.

Exam 27: Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Identify the following terms. -"the Mao suit" v."big noses"

Which of the following has occurred in Chinese life since the Revolution?

Identify the following terms. -KGB

"Gorbachev succeeded,and by succeeding he failed." Discuss.

The Great Leap Forward resulted in the deaths of perhaps fifteen million people because of starvation.

At the close of World War II,the Soviet Union

Identify the following terms. -Mikhail Gorbachev

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

For the Chinese Communist Party,culture was

Identify the following terms. -"Mao Zedong thought"

Stalin's economic policy after World War II was more successful in providing consumer goods than in promoting the growth of heavy industry.

Identify the following terms. -Spratly Islands and Diaoyu Islands

The "queue psychology" illustrates the surplus of consumer goods available in the Soviet Union during the Brezhnev era.

Which of the following is not true about the events that occurred in the Soviet Union in December 1991?

Identify the following terms. -Lech Walesa and Solidarity

All of the following are correct about China in the early twenty-first century except

As an instrument of perestroika,glasnost allowed

The Soviet economy

All of the following are true about events in Poland from 1980 to 1991 except

The Great Leap Forward

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