Question 1

"Black cat, white cat, what does it matter so long as it catches the mice?" was said by

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A) Mao Zedong. 
B) Confucius. 
C) Nikita Khrushchev. 
D) Mikhail Gorbachev. 
E) Deng Xiaoping. 
A) Mao Zedong. 
B) Confucius. 
C) Nikita Khrushchev. 
D) Mikhail Gorbachev. 
E) Deng Xiaoping.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-"Science and Democracy"

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"Science and Democracy" are two distinct

Question 3

Nikita Khrushchev

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A) was determined to follow in Stalin's path, avoiding even the appearance of innovation. 
B) was known as "old stone butt" by Western leaders. 
C) was mocked as "Cottonman" by many Russians. 
D) encouraged more freedom for writers. 
E) praised Stalin at the Thirty-First Party Congress. 
A) was determined to follow in Stalin's path, avoiding even the appearance of innovation. 
B) was known as "old stone butt" by Western leaders. 
C) was mocked as "Cottonman" by many Russians. 
D) encouraged more freedom for writers. 
E) praised Stalin at the Thirty-First Party Congress.

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago

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Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago" is a

Question 5

Which of the following occurred when Nikita Khrushchev was in power?

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

Question 6

Why did the Kosygin reforms under Brezhnev fail?​

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A) ​They were resisted by the bureaucracy of the Soviet system. 
B) ​They relied on increased corn production in the Virgin Lands Campaign. 
C) ​US economic sanctions against Russian grain. 
D) ​The reforms relied on decreased spending on arms that was negated with American moon landing. 
E) ​The Politburo felt they were too radical and liberal. 
A) ​They were resisted by the bureaucracy of the Soviet system. 
B) ​They relied on increased corn production in the Virgin Lands Campaign. 
C) ​US economic sanctions against Russian grain. 
D) ​The reforms relied on decreased spending on arms that was negated with American moon landing. 
E) ​The Politburo felt they were too radical and liberal.

Question 7

How have six decades of Communist rule affected the concept of the family in China? How does the current state of the family in China compare with the family in other parts of the world?

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Six decades of Communist rule in China h

Question 8

"A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another," Mao wrote. Why did the embedding of Communism in China, as well as Russia, rely on violence as a means to obtain and maintain the State? How did this justify the use of repressive measures against the respective populations, when the intended goal was to benefit the people and provide an equality-based utopia?​

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The embedding of Communism in China and

Question 9

Among the greatest failures of the process of collectivization in China was

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A) trying to convert desert and undesireable land into arable plots. 
B) reinforcing the traditional family unit as a newly-conceived economic unit instead. 
C) the starvation of up to 35 million people. 
D) brutal suppression of the private market as sabotage of the revolution. 
E) the ability to transition to a free market economy. 
A) trying to convert desert and undesireable land into arable plots. 
B) reinforcing the traditional family unit as a newly-conceived economic unit instead. 
C) the starvation of up to 35 million people. 
D) brutal suppression of the private market as sabotage of the revolution. 
E) the ability to transition to a free market economy.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-"taking the capitalist road"

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The term "taking the capitalist road" re

Question 11

In its struggle to free itself from Communist rule and reestablish an independent political structure, Czechoslovakia experienced

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A) the crushing of reform by Soviet troops in 1968. 
B) a high level of tolerance for dissident protest in the 1970s. 
C) a political and economic union with Hungary. 
D) massive political and economic reforms after 1968. 
E) the return of the Sudetenland from East Germany. 
A) the crushing of reform by Soviet troops in 1968. 
B) a high level of tolerance for dissident protest in the 1970s. 
C) a political and economic union with Hungary. 
D) massive political and economic reforms after 1968. 
E) the return of the Sudetenland from East Germany.

Question 12

At the close of World War 2, the Soviet Union

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A) had increased food production by tapping new, rich lands in Siberia and Turkmenistan. 
B) under Stalin decided to provide a "socialist bonus" of more consumer goods for the masses by slowing the expansion of heavy industry. 
C) had citizens who worked longer hours than before the war, ate less, and were ill-housed and poorly clothed. 
D) sharply reduced military spending, but only after the surrender of Japan. 
E) moved toward greater liberalization. 
A) had increased food production by tapping new, rich lands in Siberia and Turkmenistan. 
B) under Stalin decided to provide a "socialist bonus" of more consumer goods for the masses by slowing the expansion of heavy industry. 
C) had citizens who worked longer hours than before the war, ate less, and were ill-housed and poorly clothed. 
D) sharply reduced military spending, but only after the surrender of Japan. 
E) moved toward greater liberalization.

Question 13

Mao argued for "uninterrupted revolution" because he and the Communist Party believed​

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A) ​that revolution tapped into a vital source of patriotic energy for the Chinese peasantry. 
B) ​the remnants of feudal and Confucianist ideas would undermine the progress he had made. 
C) the indoctrination of people was going to take a long time and needed to be perpetuated.​ 
D) ​the United States would launch an attack on The People's Republic of China to support the pro-Western forces in Taiwan. 
E) ​that Khrushchev had lost momentum when he allowed for a tenuous thaw in hardline policies. 
A) ​that revolution tapped into a vital source of patriotic energy for the Chinese peasantry. 
B) ​the remnants of feudal and Confucianist ideas would undermine the progress he had made. 
C) the indoctrination of people was going to take a long time and needed to be perpetuated.​ 
D) ​the United States would launch an attack on The People's Republic of China to support the pro-Western forces in Taiwan. 
E) ​that Khrushchev had lost momentum when he allowed for a tenuous thaw in hardline policies.

Question 14

The "queue psychology" illustrates the surplus of consumer goods available in the Soviet Union during the Brezhnev era.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Stalin's economic policy after World War 2 was more successful in providing consumer goods than in promoting the growth of heavy industry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Czechoslovakia's Charter 77 and Václav Havel

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Charter 77 was a civic initiative in the

Question 17

The "fifth modernization" referred to in post-Mao China was

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A) land reform. 
B) national defense. 
C) democracy. 
D) industry. 
E) technology. 
A) land reform. 
B) national defense. 
C) democracy. 
D) industry. 
E) technology.

Question 18

The policy advocated by Georgy Malenkov after Stalin's death was known as:​

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A) ​peaceful coexistence 
B) ​Great leap forward 
C) ​square deal 
D) ​new course 
E) ​samizdat 
A) ​peaceful coexistence 
B) ​Great leap forward 
C) ​square deal 
D) ​new course 
E) ​samizdat

Question 19

In May, 1989, the Chinese Communist rulers suppressed the "fifth modernization" by their action at

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A) Hong Kong. 
B) the Forbidden City. 
C) Shanghai. 
D) Tiananmen Square. 
E) Democracy Wall. 
A) Hong Kong. 
B) the Forbidden City. 
C) Shanghai. 
D) Tiananmen Square. 
E) Democracy Wall.

Question 20

The end of The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution occurred when​

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A) ​Deng Xiaoping ascended to power and changed the emphasis of Communism to economic modernization. 
B) ​Pro-democracy forces within China rebelled against the Red Guards. 
C) ​The Helsinki Accords documented brutalities by the Red Guard. 
D) ​Moderate forces within the government denounced it as a propaganda movement like Socialist Realism. 
E) ​Democracy was introduced to China. 
A) ​Deng Xiaoping ascended to power and changed the emphasis of Communism to economic modernization. 
B) ​Pro-democracy forces within China rebelled against the Red Guards. 
C) ​The Helsinki Accords documented brutalities by the Red Guard. 
D) ​Moderate forces within the government denounced it as a propaganda movement like Socialist Realism. 
E) ​Democracy was introduced to China.

Exam 27: Brave New World: Communism on Trial

"Black cat, white cat, what does it matter so long as it catches the mice?" was said by

Identify the following terms. -"Science and Democracy"

Nikita Khrushchev

Identify the following terms. -Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago

Which of the following occurred when Nikita Khrushchev was in power?

Why did the Kosygin reforms under Brezhnev fail?​

How have six decades of Communist rule affected the concept of the family in China? How does the current state of the family in China compare with the family in other parts of the world?

Among the greatest failures of the process of collectivization in China was

Identify the following terms. -"taking the capitalist road"

In its struggle to free itself from Communist rule and reestablish an independent political structure, Czechoslovakia experienced

At the close of World War 2, the Soviet Union

Mao argued for "uninterrupted revolution" because he and the Communist Party believed​

The "queue psychology" illustrates the surplus of consumer goods available in the Soviet Union during the Brezhnev era.

Stalin's economic policy after World War 2 was more successful in providing consumer goods than in promoting the growth of heavy industry.

Identify the following terms. -Czechoslovakia's Charter 77 and Václav Havel

The "fifth modernization" referred to in post-Mao China was

The policy advocated by Georgy Malenkov after Stalin's death was known as:​

In May, 1989, the Chinese Communist rulers suppressed the "fifth modernization" by their action at

The end of The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution occurred when​

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Why did the Kosygin reforms under Brezhnev fail?

Mao argued for "uninterrupted revolution" because he and the Communist Party believed

The policy advocated by Georgy Malenkov after Stalin's death was known as:

The end of The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution occurred when