Question 1

What did Stalin want in the wake of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  A buffer zone across eastern Europe 
B)  Reparations from Germany overseen by Soviet troops 
C)  Division of occupied territories into spheres of influence 
D)  To rebuild the Soviet economy before all others because the Soviets had lost the most in the war 
E)  Allied acknowledgment of the superiority of communism 
A)  A buffer zone across eastern Europe 
B)  Reparations from Germany overseen by Soviet troops 
C)  Division of occupied territories into spheres of influence 
D)  To rebuild the Soviet economy before all others because the Soviets had lost the most in the war 
E)  Allied acknowledgment of the superiority of communism

Question 2

Did Krushchev's policy of de-Stalinization open the possibility of ending the cold war?

Accepted Answer

Many people thought that the potentially

Question 3

Trace the influences and effects of the economic recovery programs in postwar Europe.

Accepted Answer

While many recovery programs were tied t

Question 4

The problem of liberalization within the Soviet Union under Khrushchev's policy of openness was put to the test by

Accepted Answer

A)  Imre Nagy. 
B)  Janos Kadar. 
C)  Edvard   . 
D)  Alexander   . 
E)  Vladislav Gomulko. 
A)  Imre Nagy. 
B)  Janos Kadar. 
C)  Edvard   . 
D)  Alexander   . 
E)  Vladislav Gomulko.

Question 5

Tito's formation of the Non-Aligned Movement focused on

Accepted Answer

A)  supplying military aid to communists independent of Moscow. 
B)  engaging in trade arrangements with newly decolonized territories. 
C)  producing a hybridized private and centralized economy. 
D)  not providing a national infrastructure of a planned economy. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  supplying military aid to communists independent of Moscow. 
B)  engaging in trade arrangements with newly decolonized territories. 
C)  producing a hybridized private and centralized economy. 
D)  not providing a national infrastructure of a planned economy. 
E)  none of these.

Question 6

The program of de-Stalinization was initiated by

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgii Malenkov. 
B)  Lavrenti Beria. 
C)  Nikita Khrushchev. 
D)  Andrei Zhdanov. 
E)  Alexander Solzhenitsyn. 
A)  Georgii Malenkov. 
B)  Lavrenti Beria. 
C)  Nikita Khrushchev. 
D)  Andrei Zhdanov. 
E)  Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

Question 7

How was the United Nations different than the previous League of Nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  All nations were invited to participate. 
B)  It had a permanent Security Council. 
C)  There was a large budget and independent financial resources. 
D)  It had a developed humanitarian campaign. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  All nations were invited to participate. 
B)  It had a permanent Security Council. 
C)  There was a large budget and independent financial resources. 
D)  It had a developed humanitarian campaign. 
E)  All of these.

Question 8

What became a common feature of Soviet policies in the Eastern bloc?

Accepted Answer

A)  Denunciation of suspected capitalist sympathizers. 
B)  Expulsion from the Communist Party for being pro-Titoist. 
C)  Persecution of the intelligentsia who challenged the prevailing economic theories. 
D)  Denunciation for those arguing for "alternative paths" to socialism. 
E)  Persecution of Jews within the party and embodiment of anti-Semitism. 
A)  Denunciation of suspected capitalist sympathizers. 
B)  Expulsion from the Communist Party for being pro-Titoist. 
C)  Persecution of the intelligentsia who challenged the prevailing economic theories. 
D)  Denunciation for those arguing for "alternative paths" to socialism. 
E)  Persecution of Jews within the party and embodiment of anti-Semitism.

Question 9

How did the western world's emphasis on containment fuel "proxy wars" in conflict with Communist nations like the USSR and China?

Accepted Answer

As an extension of the Truman Doctrine,t

Question 10

All of the following were the economic advantages offered by the European Coal and Steel Community except

Accepted Answer

A)  lifting of trade tariffs between members. 
B)  an open border policy allowing workers to find employment in member communities. 
C)  cross-investment in each other's heavy industries. 
D)  openings for multinational corporations. 
E)  creating a trans-national trade union with universal applications. 
A)  lifting of trade tariffs between members. 
B)  an open border policy allowing workers to find employment in member communities. 
C)  cross-investment in each other's heavy industries. 
D)  openings for multinational corporations. 
E)  creating a trans-national trade union with universal applications.

Question 11

The president of the Fifth Republic was

Accepted Answer

A)  Konrad Adenauer. 
B)  Janos Kadar. 
C)  Charles de Gaulle. 
D)  Josef Tito. 
E)  Ana Pakaur. 
A)  Konrad Adenauer. 
B)  Janos Kadar. 
C)  Charles de Gaulle. 
D)  Josef Tito. 
E)  Ana Pakaur.

Question 12

What is the best term to describe the postwar Western economic model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consumerist 
B)  Conservative 
C)  Communist 
D)  Creationist 
E)  None of these 
A)  Consumerist 
B)  Conservative 
C)  Communist 
D)  Creationist 
E)  None of these

Question 13

What event made western leaders think Khrushchev could lead to a thaw in the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deliverance of the Secret Speech denouncing Stalin. 
B)  Opening the doors of immigration to the West. 
C)  Support of Janos Kadar in 1956. 
D)  Allowing Pepsi to be made and sold in the USSR. 
E)  Consideration of pro-capitalist reforms in Poland. 
A)  Deliverance of the Secret Speech denouncing Stalin. 
B)  Opening the doors of immigration to the West. 
C)  Support of Janos Kadar in 1956. 
D)  Allowing Pepsi to be made and sold in the USSR. 
E)  Consideration of pro-capitalist reforms in Poland.

Question 14

What was the Marshall Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  An alliance of western nations within the United Nations. 
B)  An American diplomatic theory to prevent the spread of Communism. 
C)  A defensive system across the Iron Curtain to prevent Soviet incursions. 
D)  An economic recovery plan for post-war Europe. 
E)  A diplomatic means of dividing East Germany into four zones of influence. 
A)  An alliance of western nations within the United Nations. 
B)  An American diplomatic theory to prevent the spread of Communism. 
C)  A defensive system across the Iron Curtain to prevent Soviet incursions. 
D)  An economic recovery plan for post-war Europe. 
E)  A diplomatic means of dividing East Germany into four zones of influence.

Question 15

One of the primary means of conformity that was persecuted in Eastern Europe was on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A)  educational levels. 
B)  ownership of property. 
C)  religion. 
D)  race. 
E)  nationality. 
A)  educational levels. 
B)  ownership of property. 
C)  religion. 
D)  race. 
E)  nationality.

Question 16

Nothing parallel to the consumer culture of the west developed in Eastern Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 28: Europe Divided,1945-1968

What did Stalin want in the wake of World War II?

Did Krushchev's policy of de-Stalinization open the possibility of ending the cold war?

Trace the influences and effects of the economic recovery programs in postwar Europe.

The problem of liberalization within the Soviet Union under Khrushchev's policy of openness was put to the test by

Tito's formation of the Non-Aligned Movement focused on

The program of de-Stalinization was initiated by

How was the United Nations different than the previous League of Nations?

What became a common feature of Soviet policies in the Eastern bloc?

How did the western world's emphasis on containment fuel "proxy wars" in conflict with Communist nations like the USSR and China?

All of the following were the economic advantages offered by the European Coal and Steel Community except

The president of the Fifth Republic was

What is the best term to describe the postwar Western economic model?

What event made western leaders think Khrushchev could lead to a thaw in the Cold War?

What was the Marshall Plan?

One of the primary means of conformity that was persecuted in Eastern Europe was on the basis of

Nothing parallel to the consumer culture of the west developed in Eastern Europe.

The Origins of Western Civilization in the Ancient Near East,3000-1200 B.C.E.

Iron Age Civilizations,1200-500 B.C.E.

The Rise of Greek Civilization,1100-387 B.C.E.

From Polis To Cosmopolis: The Hellenistic World,387-30 B.C.E.

The Rise of Rome,753-27 B.C.E.

The Roman Empire,27 B.C.E.-284 C.E.

Late Antiquity,284-527

The Eastern Mediterranean,500-1000

The Kingdoms of Western Europe,500-1000

The High Middle Ages,1000-1300

Reversals and Disasters,1300-1450

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe,1350-1550

Europe’s Age of Expansion, 1450–1550

Reform in the Western Church,1490-1570

A Century of Crisis,1550-1650

State-Building and the European State System,1648-1789

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment,1550-1790

Trade and Empire,1700-1800

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe,1775-1815

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe,1814-1847

Industrialization and Society,1800-1850

The Triumph of the Nation-State,1848-1900

The Culture of Industrial Europe,1850-1914

The Age of Imperialism,1870-1914

War and Revolution,1900-1918

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments,1918-1929

Democracy Under Siege,1929-1945

Lifting the Iron Curtain,1969-1991

Europe in a Globalizing World,1991 to the Present

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