Question 1

The event preceding Gorbachev's exit from Soviet political life was the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) attempted coup in 1991 
B) attack on the Russian Parliament building in 1993 
C) massacre of civilians in Romania in 1989 
D) opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989 
A) attempted coup in 1991 
B) attack on the Russian Parliament building in 1993 
C) massacre of civilians in Romania in 1989 
D) opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989

Question 2

Which of these post-war trends was stalled or reversed by the invasion of Iraq?

Accepted Answer

A) U.S.-European cooperation 
B) the spread of Muslim reformism 
C) the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire 
D) unilateralism 
A) U.S.-European cooperation 
B) the spread of Muslim reformism 
C) the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire 
D) unilateralism

Question 3

During his presidency,Vladimir Putin renewed the war against rebels in ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During his presidency,Vladimir Putin renewed the war...

Question 4

Putin's foreign policy goals include ________.

Accepted Answer

A) asserting dominance over nations once part of the Soviet Union 
B) greater NATO involvement in former Soviet blocs 
C) supporting the American-led war in Iraq 
D) helping Chechnya become politically and economically independent 
A) asserting dominance over nations once part of the Soviet Union 
B) greater NATO involvement in former Soviet blocs 
C) supporting the American-led war in Iraq 
D) helping Chechnya become politically and economically independent

Question 5

Stalin enacted a policy of intense tightening of control over subject governments in Eastern Europe following the success of ________ in freeing his country from Soviet domination.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Stalin enacted a policy of intense tightening...

Question 6

Vladimir Putin has been sharply critical of the ongoing expansion of ________,which has embraced nations directly bordering the Russian Federation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Vladimir Putin has been sharply critical of...

Question 7

What event led to the U.S.bombing of North Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A) an attack on a U.S.ship in the Gulf of Tonkin 
B) infighting among Vietnamese politicians following the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam 
C) an attempted coup in which Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated 
D) Ngo Dinh Diem's announcement that Vietnam would not hold free elections 
A) an attack on a U.S.ship in the Gulf of Tonkin 
B) infighting among Vietnamese politicians following the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam 
C) an attempted coup in which Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated 
D) Ngo Dinh Diem's announcement that Vietnam would not hold free elections

Question 8

What were the causes of the breakup of Yugoslavia? Give at least two events leading to the breakup,and explain the underlying tensions that made the country vulnerable to fragmentation.

Accepted Answer

The breakup of Yugoslavia was caused by

Question 9

The purpose of Stalin's Cominform group was to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) improve communications among communist nation-states 
B) increase communications with noncommunist governments 
C) devise a master plan for the generation of Soviet propaganda 
D) spread communism throughout the world 
A) improve communications among communist nation-states 
B) increase communications with noncommunist governments 
C) devise a master plan for the generation of Soviet propaganda 
D) spread communism throughout the world

Question 10

Gandhi was successful in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) forcing the British to withdraw from India 
B) creating a single nation for all the people of India 
C) creating a single nation characterized by religious toleration 
D) creating a distinctly Muslim state 
A) forcing the British to withdraw from India 
B) creating a single nation for all the people of India 
C) creating a single nation characterized by religious toleration 
D) creating a distinctly Muslim state

Question 11

Hungarian leader Imre Nagy ________.

Accepted Answer

A) rejected support offered by noncommunist groups 
B) asked the Soviets for help in increasing a communist military presence in Hungary 
C) sought to make Hungary independent from the Soviet Union 
D) succeeded Janos Kadar as premier 
A) rejected support offered by noncommunist groups 
B) asked the Soviets for help in increasing a communist military presence in Hungary 
C) sought to make Hungary independent from the Soviet Union 
D) succeeded Janos Kadar as premier

Question 12

What was Putin's relationship with NATO during his presidency?

Accepted Answer

A) Putin sought to expand NATO's involvement in Eastern Europe. 
B) Putin opposed the expansion of NATO in Eastern Europe. 
C) Putin condemned NATO after it sanctioned Russia for its interference with the governments of former Soviet republics. 
D) Putin criticized NATO after it refused to accept Russia as a member. 
A) Putin sought to expand NATO's involvement in Eastern Europe. 
B) Putin opposed the expansion of NATO in Eastern Europe. 
C) Putin condemned NATO after it sanctioned Russia for its interference with the governments of former Soviet republics. 
D) Putin criticized NATO after it refused to accept Russia as a member.

Question 13

West German leader ________ was the leading force for German reunification.

Accepted Answer

The answer of West German leader ________ was the leading...

Question 14

Explain how the Brezhnev Doctrine of 1968 differed from the Truman Doctrine of 1947.

Accepted Answer

The Brezhnev Doctrine of 1968 differed f

Question 15

What did the Soviets hope to show the world by refusing to take part in the Paris Summit Conference in 1960? Do you think it was successful?

Accepted Answer

The Soviets hoped to show the world that

Question 16

In 2002 and 2003,the United States and Great Britain tried to gain support from ________ to force Iraq to disarm.

Accepted Answer

the United

Question 17

Which of these countries was the first to officially reject communism?

Accepted Answer

A) Hungary 
B) East Germany 
C) Czechoslovakia 
D) Romania 
A) Hungary 
B) East Germany 
C) Czechoslovakia 
D) Romania

Question 18

The Reagan era saw both _______ of the Cold War.

Accepted Answer

A) hardening and softening 
B) the beginning and the end 
C) the height and the end 
D) escalation and intensification 
A) hardening and softening 
B) the beginning and the end 
C) the height and the end 
D) escalation and intensification

Question 19

Describe the conditions that prevailed in the Soviet Union following World War II.To what extent did Khrushchev and his successors follow the policies of Joseph Stalin?

Accepted Answer

Following World War II, the Soviet Union

Question 20

The term "war on terrorism" was coined by ________.

Accepted Answer

President

Exam 29: The Cold War Era, decolonization, and the Emergence of a New Europe

The event preceding Gorbachev's exit from Soviet political life was the ________.

Which of these post-war trends was stalled or reversed by the invasion of Iraq?

During his presidency,Vladimir Putin renewed the war against rebels in ________.

Putin's foreign policy goals include ________.

Stalin enacted a policy of intense tightening of control over subject governments in Eastern Europe following the success of ________ in freeing his country from Soviet domination.

Vladimir Putin has been sharply critical of the ongoing expansion of ________,which has embraced nations directly bordering the Russian Federation.

What event led to the U.S.bombing of North Vietnam?

What were the causes of the breakup of Yugoslavia? Give at least two events leading to the breakup,and explain the underlying tensions that made the country vulnerable to fragmentation.

The purpose of Stalin's Cominform group was to ________.

Gandhi was successful in ________.

Hungarian leader Imre Nagy ________.

What was Putin's relationship with NATO during his presidency?

West German leader ________ was the leading force for German reunification.

Explain how the Brezhnev Doctrine of 1968 differed from the Truman Doctrine of 1947.

What did the Soviets hope to show the world by refusing to take part in the Paris Summit Conference in 1960? Do you think it was successful?

In 2002 and 2003,the United States and Great Britain tried to gain support from ________ to force Iraq to disarm.

Which of these countries was the first to officially reject communism?

The Reagan era saw both _______ of the Cold War.

Describe the conditions that prevailed in the Soviet Union following World War II.To what extent did Khrushchev and his successors follow the policies of Joseph Stalin?

The term "war on terrorism" was coined by ________.

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Classical and Hellenistic Greece

Rome: From Republic to Empire

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Creating a New European Society and Culture 4761000

The High Middle Ages: the Rise of European Empires and States (1000-1300)

Medieval Society: Hierarchies, towns, universities, and Families (1000-1300)

The Late Middle Ages: Social and Political Breakdown (1300-1453)

Renaissance and Discovery

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The Age of Religious Wars

European State Consolidation in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Society and Economy Under the Old Regime in the Eighteenth Century

The Transatlantic Economy, trade Wars, and Colonial Rebellion

The Age of Enlightenment: Eighteenth-Century Thought

The French Revolution

The Age of Napoleon and the Triumph of Romanticism

The Conservative Order and the Challenges of Reform (1815-1832)

Economic Advance and Social Unrest (1830-1850)

The Age of Nation-States

The Building of European Supremacy: Society and Politics to World War I

The Birth of Modern European Thought

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