Question 1

China's joined the World Trade Organization in

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A)  1978. 
B)  1984. 
C)  1997. 
D)  2001. 
E)  2004. 
A)  1978. 
B)  1984. 
C)  1997. 
D)  2001. 
E)  2004. D

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko

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Answers will vary.

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
people's communes

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Answers will vary.

Question 4

The phrase "Little Emperors" refers to

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A)  an underground political party that seeks to reinstate a dynastic monarchy. 
B)  Chinese men who claim to be descendants of Mao. 
C)  China's spoiled only sons. 
D)  a popular western-style pop group from Beijing. 
E)  tiny statues created in Mao's likeness by activist-artist Ai Weiwei. 
A)  an underground political party that seeks to reinstate a dynastic monarchy. 
B)  Chinese men who claim to be descendants of Mao. 
C)  China's spoiled only sons. 
D)  a popular western-style pop group from Beijing. 
E)  tiny statues created in Mao's likeness by activist-artist Ai Weiwei.

Question 5

Prostitution has increased and sex crimes have decreased since China opened itself up to western influences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Since the Communist Revolution, women in China have been

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A)  allowed to initiate divorce proceedings against their husbands. 
B)  discouraged from becoming politically active. 
C)  guaranteed equal rights with men, including the right to vote. 
D)  denied access to birth control. 
E)  heavily fined for pursuing cosmetic surgery to look more "western." 
A)  allowed to initiate divorce proceedings against their husbands. 
B)  discouraged from becoming politically active. 
C)  guaranteed equal rights with men, including the right to vote. 
D)  denied access to birth control. 
E)  heavily fined for pursuing cosmetic surgery to look more "western."

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
New Democracy

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New Democracy is a term that has been us

Question 8

Has the anti-communist critique lobbed by Václav Havel in his 1990 speech retained any relevancy with regard to current industrial nations? If so, how, and if not, why?

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The anti-communist critique lobbed by Vá

Question 9

In what country did Soviet troops crush a 1968 rebellion in 1968?

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A)  Czechoslovakia 
B)  Belarus 
C)  Lithuania 
D)  Poland 
E)  Ukraine 
A)  Czechoslovakia 
B)  Belarus 
C)  Lithuania 
D)  Poland 
E)  Ukraine

Question 10

Lithuania declared its independence from the Soviet Union on

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A)  January 11, 1990. 
B)  March 11, 1990. 
C)  May 11, 1990. 
D)  December 1, 1991. 
E)  December 25, 1991. 
A)  January 11, 1990. 
B)  March 11, 1990. 
C)  May 11, 1990. 
D)  December 1, 1991. 
E)  December 25, 1991.

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
perestroika and glasnost

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
perestroika and...

Question 12

Women helped rebuild the Soviet economy by

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A)  forming small agricultural collectives. 
B)  joining the country's public works force. 
C)  establishing various cottage industries. 
D)  practicing population control. 
E)  becoming factory workers. 
A)  forming small agricultural collectives. 
B)  joining the country's public works force. 
C)  establishing various cottage industries. 
D)  practicing population control. 
E)  becoming factory workers.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"If we do not destroy, we cannot establish."

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The phrase "If we do not destroy, we can

Question 14

Which statement about the events that occurred in the Soviet Union in December 1991 is FALSE ?

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

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Little Red Book

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Little Red...

Question 16

The Soviet Union's list of leaders of advanced age included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  Khrushchev. 
B)  Brezhnev. 
C)  Chernenko. 
D)  Andropov. 
E)  Gorbachev. 
A)  Khrushchev. 
B)  Brezhnev. 
C)  Chernenko. 
D)  Andropov. 
E)  Gorbachev.

Question 17

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

Question 18

Areas in China where national minorities have exhibited unrest are

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A)  Tibet and Xinjiang. 
B)  Shanghai and Nanjing. 
C)  Shandung and Beijing. 
D)  Peking and Hunan. 
E)  Mongolia and Manchuria. 
A)  Tibet and Xinjiang. 
B)  Shanghai and Nanjing. 
C)  Shandung and Beijing. 
D)  Peking and Hunan. 
E)  Mongolia and Manchuria.

Question 19

Writer Ding Ling, sent to a labor commune for criticizing the Communist Party, died while serving her sentence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"taking the capitalist road"

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"taking the...

Exam 27: Brave New World: Communism on Trial

China's joined the World Trade Organization in

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). people's communes

The phrase "Little Emperors" refers to

Prostitution has increased and sex crimes have decreased since China opened itself up to western influences.

Since the Communist Revolution, women in China have been

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). New Democracy

Has the anti-communist critique lobbed by Václav Havel in his 1990 speech retained any relevancy with regard to current industrial nations? If so, how, and if not, why?

In what country did Soviet troops crush a 1968 rebellion in 1968?

Lithuania declared its independence from the Soviet Union on

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). perestroika and glasnost

Women helped rebuild the Soviet economy by

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "If we do not destroy, we cannot establish."

Which statement about the events that occurred in the Soviet Union in December 1991 is FALSE ?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Little Red Book

The Soviet Union's list of leaders of advanced age included all of the following EXCEPT

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.

Areas in China where national minorities have exhibited unrest are

Writer Ding Ling, sent to a labor commune for criticizing the Communist Party, died while serving her sentence.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "taking the capitalist road"

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New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

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