Question 1

The ____ occurred while Khrushchev was in power.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Three Gorges Dam

Accepted Answer

The Three Gorges Dam is a massive hydroe

Question 3

Article 6 of Brezhnev's 1977 constitution

Accepted Answer

A)  granted women the same access to education, employment and promotion as men. 
B)  stated that the guiding force of Soviet society is the Communist Party. 
C)  provided special economic provisions for Olympic athletes. 
D)  stressed that the common good must always outweigh individual rights and liberties. 
E)  officially renounced Khrushchev's leadership. 
A)  granted women the same access to education, employment and promotion as men. 
B)  stated that the guiding force of Soviet society is the Communist Party. 
C)  provided special economic provisions for Olympic athletes. 
D)  stressed that the common good must always outweigh individual rights and liberties. 
E)  officially renounced Khrushchev's leadership.

Question 4

Approximately ____ Soviet citizens were held in Siberian concentration camps on Stalin's order.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 million 
B)  9 million 
C)  11 million 
D)  12 million 
E)  15 million 
A)  5 million 
B)  9 million 
C)  11 million 
D)  12 million 
E)  15 million

Question 5

The Chinese Communist Party has adopted the philosophy of ____ as an antidote to recent social and political challenges.

Accepted Answer

A)  Deng Xiaoping 
B)  Lenin 
C)  Mao Zedong 
D)  Confucius 
E)  Sun Yat-sen 
A)  Deng Xiaoping 
B)  Lenin 
C)  Mao Zedong 
D)  Confucius 
E)  Sun Yat-sen

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Kosygin reforms

Accepted Answer

The Kosygin reforms, also known as the L

Question 7

The Great Leap Forward resulted in the deaths of perhaps 11 million people because of starvation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

To date, the Chinese Communist Party has been able to retain power, while that of the Soviet Union lost control of its state apparatus. Why do you think that is? Explain.

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that have cont

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Charter 77 and Václav Havel

Accepted Answer

Charter 77 was a civic initiative in com

Question 10

Gorbachev's ambitious reform program revolved around the concepts of perestroika and glasnost . Define the two and explain, in detail, why they ultimately failed.

Accepted Answer

Perestroika and glasnost were two key co

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Rice Christians

Accepted Answer

"Rice Christians" is a term that origina

Question 12

Under the new program of the "Four Modernizations" that began after Deng Xiaoping's political rehabilitation,

Accepted Answer

A)  each peasant was required to produce enough food for ten people. 
B)  limited private capitalism was permitted to return to China. 
C)  socialism was abandoned in China. 
D)  Chinese society became much more isolated. 
E)  China became much more democratic. 
A)  each peasant was required to produce enough food for ten people. 
B)  limited private capitalism was permitted to return to China. 
C)  socialism was abandoned in China. 
D)  Chinese society became much more isolated. 
E)  China became much more democratic.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Boris Pasternak's...

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the four olds

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Brezhnev

Accepted Answer

A)  valued stability above all, and blocked any significant attempts to deal with economic or 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 Khrushchev. 
A)  valued stability above all, and blocked any significant attempts to deal with economic or 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 Khrushchev.

Question 16

Boris Pasternak first published his Nobel Prize-winning novel in

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia. 
B)  England. 
C)  the United States. 
D)  France. 
E)  Italy. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  England. 
C)  the United States. 
D)  France. 
E)  Italy.

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Confucianism and the CCP

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Cornman

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Which group or movement created huge rural communes, which proved to be an economic failure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Red Guard 
B)  The Great Leap Forward 
C)  The Uninterrupted Revolution 
D)  The Fifth Modernization 
E)  The Great Proletarian Revolution 
A)  The Red Guard 
B)  The Great Leap Forward 
C)  The Uninterrupted Revolution 
D)  The Fifth Modernization 
E)  The Great Proletarian Revolution

Question 20

Which statement about events in Poland from 1980 to 1991 is FALSE ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mass public demonstrations caused significant changes in government policy. 
B)  Huge hikes 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 hikes 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.

Exam 27: Brave New World: Communism on Trial

The ____ occurred while Khrushchev was in power.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Three Gorges Dam

Article 6 of Brezhnev's 1977 constitution

Approximately ____ Soviet citizens were held in Siberian concentration camps on Stalin's order.

The Chinese Communist Party has adopted the philosophy of ____ as an antidote to recent social and political challenges.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Kosygin reforms

The Great Leap Forward resulted in the deaths of perhaps 11 million people because of starvation.

To date, the Chinese Communist Party has been able to retain power, while that of the Soviet Union lost control of its state apparatus. Why do you think that is? Explain.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Charter 77 and Václav Havel

Gorbachev's ambitious reform program revolved around the concepts of perestroika and glasnost . Define the two and explain, in detail, why they ultimately failed.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Rice Christians

Under the new program of the "Four Modernizations" that began after Deng Xiaoping's political rehabilitation,

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the four olds

Brezhnev

Boris Pasternak first published his Nobel Prize-winning novel in

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Confucianism and the CCP

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Cornman

Which group or movement created huge rural communes, which proved to be an economic failure?

Which statement about events in Poland from 1980 to 1991 is FALSE ?

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