Question 1

Socialist Realism was an artistic movement that allowed criticism of problems within the Soviet system in the "cultural thaw" of Khrushchev.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Nikita Khrushchev managed to outmanoeuvre Malenkov in a struggle for power by calling for

Accepted Answer

A) "Peace, bread, and land." 
B) alternative paths to Socialism. 
C) increased defense spending and perpetuation of heavy industry. 
D) economic hybridization under a policy of perestroika . 
E) an alliance with Mao Zedong in promoting Communism to third world countries. 
A) "Peace, bread, and land." 
B) alternative paths to Socialism. 
C) increased defense spending and perpetuation of heavy industry. 
D) economic hybridization under a policy of perestroika . 
E) an alliance with Mao Zedong in promoting Communism to third world countries.

Question 3

Mao's Little Red Book

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A) became available only after Deng Xiaoping assumed power. 
B) superseded all other learning sources during the Cultural Revolution. 
C) was banned during the Cultural Revolution. 
D) codified specific scientific theorems and postulates. 
E) was a secret document which would lead to capitalism in China. 
A) became available only after Deng Xiaoping assumed power. 
B) superseded all other learning sources during the Cultural Revolution. 
C) was banned during the Cultural Revolution. 
D) codified specific scientific theorems and postulates. 
E) was a secret document which would lead to capitalism in China.

Question 4

In the post-war period, women in Soviet Russia did almost 40% of the heavy manual labor.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-"rural responsibility system"

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The "rural responsibility system," also

Question 6

What were Mao Zedong's chief goals for China, and what policies did he institute to try to achieve them? What significant political, economic, and social changes have taken place in China since the death of Mao Zedong? How successful have they been at improving the quality of life in China?

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Mao Zedong's chief goals for China were

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Confucianism and the CCP

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Confucianism is an ancient Chinese ethic

Question 8

Early in 1990, Gorbachev struck out Article 6 of the Soviet constitution, thereby

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A) allowing women to divorce their husbands. 
B) abolishing communism as an economic system. 
C) installing Boris Yeltsin as his vice president. 
D) legalizing the formation of political parties other than just the Communist Party. 
E) organizing an armed coup d'etat against the Soviet parliament. 
A) allowing women to divorce their husbands. 
B) abolishing communism as an economic system. 
C) installing Boris Yeltsin as his vice president. 
D) legalizing the formation of political parties other than just the Communist Party. 
E) organizing an armed coup d'etat against the Soviet parliament.

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-China's family planning

Accepted Answer

China's family planning policy, historic

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Mao Zedong's "New Democracy"

Accepted Answer

Mao Zedong's "New Democracy" was a conce

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-"double shift"

Accepted Answer

The term "double shift" can refer to dif

Question 12

How has the current generation of leadership in China used traditional values to solidify Communist control over the country? To what degree does this approach contradict the theories of Karl Marx?

Accepted Answer

The current generation of leadership in

Question 13

Who was NOT considered a dissident under the Brezhnev years?​

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A) ​Andrei Sakharov 
B) ​religiously devout individuals 
C) ​Alexander Solzhenitsyn 
D) ​ethnic minorities in republics in Central Asia 
E) ​Vladimir Zhirinovsky 
A) ​Andrei Sakharov 
B) ​religiously devout individuals 
C) ​Alexander Solzhenitsyn 
D) ​ethnic minorities in republics in Central Asia 
E) ​Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Tiananmen Square, 1989

Accepted Answer

Tiananmen Square is a large public plaza

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Red Guards

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The Red Guards were a mass paramilitary

Question 16

What were the most important reasons for economic stagnation in the Soviet Union in the 1970's? To what extent did this result from government policy versus the embedded structure of Communism in general? ​ Would Khrushchev's plan to modernize agriculture have had an impact on lessening the stagnation of a heavy-industry-based economy?

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The most important reasons for economic

Question 17

The Great Leap Forward

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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.

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Ai Weiwei

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Ai Weiwei is a renowned Chinese contempo

Question 19

The first democratically elected president in Russia was​

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A) ​Mikhail Gorbachev 
B) ​Boris Yeltsin 
C) ​Dmitri Medvedev 
D) ​Yury Luzhkov 
E) ​Alexander Solzhenitsyn 
A) ​Mikhail Gorbachev 
B) ​Boris Yeltsin 
C) ​Dmitri Medvedev 
D) ​Yury Luzhkov 
E) ​Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Question 20

What strategies were used by leaders of the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China as they sought to build Communist societies in their countries? In what ways were the strategies different, and in what ways were they similar? To what degree were they successful? How has the Chinese Communist Party, to date, been able to retain power while that of the Soviet Union lost control of the state apparatus? Show why.

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The leaders of the Soviet Union and the

Exam 27: Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Socialist Realism was an artistic movement that allowed criticism of problems within the Soviet system in the "cultural thaw" of Khrushchev.​

Nikita Khrushchev managed to outmanoeuvre Malenkov in a struggle for power by calling for

Mao's Little Red Book

In the post-war period, women in Soviet Russia did almost 40% of the heavy manual labor.​

Identify the following terms. -"rural responsibility system"

What were Mao Zedong's chief goals for China, and what policies did he institute to try to achieve them? What significant political, economic, and social changes have taken place in China since the death of Mao Zedong? How successful have they been at improving the quality of life in China?

Identify the following terms. -Confucianism and the CCP

Early in 1990, Gorbachev struck out Article 6 of the Soviet constitution, thereby

Identify the following terms. -China's family planning

Identify the following terms. -Mao Zedong's "New Democracy"

Identify the following terms. -"double shift"

How has the current generation of leadership in China used traditional values to solidify Communist control over the country? To what degree does this approach contradict the theories of Karl Marx?

Who was NOT considered a dissident under the Brezhnev years?​

Identify the following terms. -Tiananmen Square, 1989

Identify the following terms. -Red Guards

The Great Leap Forward

Identify the following terms. -Ai Weiwei

The first democratically elected president in Russia was​

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Socialist Realism was an artistic movement that allowed criticism of problems within the Soviet system in the "cultural thaw" of Khrushchev.

In the post-war period, women in Soviet Russia did almost 40% of the heavy manual labor.

Who was NOT considered a dissident under the Brezhnev years?

The first democratically elected president in Russia was