Question 1

Without Soviet support,satellite Communist governments weakened and fell in rapid succession during the fall of the year ____________________.

Accepted Answer

1989

Question 2

Lech Walesa was the leader of the Solidarity movement in

Accepted Answer

A)  Romania. 
B)  Yugoslavia. 
C)  Poland. 
D)  Estonia. 
E)  Czechoslovakia. 
A)  Romania. 
B)  Yugoslavia. 
C)  Poland. 
D)  Estonia. 
E)  Czechoslovakia. C

Question 3

The only feature of Khrushchev's system that Brezhnev preserved was

Accepted Answer

A)  allowing greater leeway on freedom of the press and of speech. 
B)  entering into aggressive, risk-taking confrontations with the United States. 
C)  raising consumption and living standards. 
D)  the permitting of debate within the CPSU on the future of Marxist socialism. 
E)  the easing of restrictions on religious worship. 
A)  allowing greater leeway on freedom of the press and of speech. 
B)  entering into aggressive, risk-taking confrontations with the United States. 
C)  raising consumption and living standards. 
D)  the permitting of debate within the CPSU on the future of Marxist socialism. 
E)  the easing of restrictions on religious worship. C

Question 4

The ____________________ Agreement of 1945 theoretically required the Russians to allow free elections in Eastern Europe.

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The answer of The ____________________ Agreement of 1945 theoretically required...

Question 5

"A surrogate war" with the United States and the "Soviet Vietnam." These terms defined the Soviet Union

Accepted Answer

A)  in regard to dealings with Korea. 
B)  and its failure to stay out of Cuban politics. 
C)  and its invasion of Afghanistan. 
D)  when the communists replaced Khrushchev with Brezhnev. 
E)  and its on-going conflict with Chechnya. 
A)  in regard to dealings with Korea. 
B)  and its failure to stay out of Cuban politics. 
C)  and its invasion of Afghanistan. 
D)  when the communists replaced Khrushchev with Brezhnev. 
E)  and its on-going conflict with Chechnya.

Question 6

In the area of consumer goods,the Soviet Union

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A)  began to make some headway by the 1960s. 
B)  always lagged behind the other Eastern European countries. 
C)  was in worse shape after World War II than during the years of the depression. 
D)  allowed some to be produced cyclically. 
E)  did a better job than it did with heavy industry. 
A)  began to make some headway by the 1960s. 
B)  always lagged behind the other Eastern European countries. 
C)  was in worse shape after World War II than during the years of the depression. 
D)  allowed some to be produced cyclically. 
E)  did a better job than it did with heavy industry.

Question 7

After World War II,the Soviet Union gained control of Poland by

Accepted Answer

A)  sending in their air force. 
B)  sending in the Red Army to disrupt the lives of the Polish people and political maneuvering almost impossible. 
C)  intimidated the anticommunists there into accepting satellite status. 
D)  aligning with the resistance movements that had been involved in holding off the Nazis during World War II. 
E)  threatening to go to war with Poland if they didn't agree to accept occupation. 
A)  sending in their air force. 
B)  sending in the Red Army to disrupt the lives of the Polish people and political maneuvering almost impossible. 
C)  intimidated the anticommunists there into accepting satellite status. 
D)  aligning with the resistance movements that had been involved in holding off the Nazis during World War II. 
E)  threatening to go to war with Poland if they didn't agree to accept occupation.

Question 8

How and why was the Soviet Union allowed to create a sphere of control in Eastern Europe between 1945 and 1950?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 9

Elaborate on the significance of Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin.Which do you argue was most significant?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of bo

Question 10

After being deposed in 1989,the leaders of the various eastern European Communist Parties generally were

Accepted Answer

A)  hunted down and accused of crimes against their people. 
B)  imprisoned without trial or shot. 
C)  allowed to retain their posts. 
D)  sent into retirement without being accused of crimes. 
E)  tried for their crimes but freed in the end. 
A)  hunted down and accused of crimes against their people. 
B)  imprisoned without trial or shot. 
C)  allowed to retain their posts. 
D)  sent into retirement without being accused of crimes. 
E)  tried for their crimes but freed in the end.

Question 11

Under the terms of the Yalta Agreement,Russia was to

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A)  pull out of occupied Poland at the end of the war. 
B)  carry out free elections in Eastern Europe within three months of the end of the war. 
C)  receive control of the Eastern European countries that were on their border. 
D)  oversee elections in Eastern European countries as soon as reasonably possible. 
E)  join the United States in the Pacific theater within three months. 
A)  pull out of occupied Poland at the end of the war. 
B)  carry out free elections in Eastern Europe within three months of the end of the war. 
C)  receive control of the Eastern European countries that were on their border. 
D)  oversee elections in Eastern European countries as soon as reasonably possible. 
E)  join the United States in the Pacific theater within three months.

Question 12

In 1968,Brezhnev quelled the attempt of ____________________ to separate itself from Soviet domination.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1968,Brezhnev quelled the attempt of ____________________...

Question 13

During the Brezhnev years,the CPSU was most distinguished by

Accepted Answer

A)  anti-Semitism. 
B)  opportunism and corruption within its ranks. 
C)  the growing influence of younger reformers like Yeltsin and Gorbachev. 
D)  determined attempts to "humanize" the Party bureaucracy. 
E)  continual crackdowns on non-Russians. 
A)  anti-Semitism. 
B)  opportunism and corruption within its ranks. 
C)  the growing influence of younger reformers like Yeltsin and Gorbachev. 
D)  determined attempts to "humanize" the Party bureaucracy. 
E)  continual crackdowns on non-Russians.

Question 14

Discuss Eastern Europe in 1898.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 15

The Soviet puppet government leaders in Eastern Europe were different from Stalin in that

Accepted Answer

A)  they were not true Marxists. 
B)  they were never really able to develop nationalistic feelings in their people. 
C)  most of them were more adaptable than Stalin. 
D)  they did not try to rule as dictators. 
E)  All of the options are correct. 
A)  they were not true Marxists. 
B)  they were never really able to develop nationalistic feelings in their people. 
C)  most of them were more adaptable than Stalin. 
D)  they did not try to rule as dictators. 
E)  All of the options are correct.

Question 16

Khrushchev was ultimately brought down by his ____________________ policies rather than his ____________________ policies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Khrushchev was ultimately brought down by his...

Question 17

Nikita Khrushchev wanted to do things differently than Stalin,especially in regards to

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign intervention in Cuba. 
B)  control of the KGB. 
C)  their levels of education. 
D)  the need for purges of the Party. 
E)  treatment of his family. 
A)  foreign intervention in Cuba. 
B)  control of the KGB. 
C)  their levels of education. 
D)  the need for purges of the Party. 
E)  treatment of his family.

Question 18

In Poland,the Communist System was changed in the early 1980s by the ship workers' union,____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Poland,the Communist System was changed in...

Question 19

Mikhail Gorbachev popularized the word glasnost,which means

Accepted Answer

A)  restructuring. 
B)  freedom. 
C)  independence. 
D)  solidarity. 
E)  openness. 
A)  restructuring. 
B)  freedom. 
C)  independence. 
D)  solidarity. 
E)  openness.

Question 20

The Brezhnev Doctrine

Accepted Answer

A)  put the world on notice that the Soviet Union was preparing an invasion. 
B)  demonstrated that the Soviet Union intended to remain the leader in world Marxism. 
C)  forced eastern European states to choose between communism and capitalism. 
D)  was to allow no existing satellite states to become independent. 
E)  claimed all eastern European countries must continue under communism. 
A)  put the world on notice that the Soviet Union was preparing an invasion. 
B)  demonstrated that the Soviet Union intended to remain the leader in world Marxism. 
C)  forced eastern European states to choose between communism and capitalism. 
D)  was to allow no existing satellite states to become independent. 
E)  claimed all eastern European countries must continue under communism.

Exam 53: Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

Without Soviet support,satellite Communist governments weakened and fell in rapid succession during the fall of the year ____________________.

Lech Walesa was the leader of the Solidarity movement in

The only feature of Khrushchev's system that Brezhnev preserved was

The ____________________ Agreement of 1945 theoretically required the Russians to allow free elections in Eastern Europe.

"A surrogate war" with the United States and the "Soviet Vietnam." These terms defined the Soviet Union

In the area of consumer goods,the Soviet Union

After World War II,the Soviet Union gained control of Poland by

How and why was the Soviet Union allowed to create a sphere of control in Eastern Europe between 1945 and 1950?

Elaborate on the significance of Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin.Which do you argue was most significant?

After being deposed in 1989,the leaders of the various eastern European Communist Parties generally were

Under the terms of the Yalta Agreement,Russia was to

In 1968,Brezhnev quelled the attempt of ____________________ to separate itself from Soviet domination.

During the Brezhnev years,the CPSU was most distinguished by

Discuss Eastern Europe in 1898.

The Soviet puppet government leaders in Eastern Europe were different from Stalin in that

Khrushchev was ultimately brought down by his ____________________ policies rather than his ____________________ policies.

Nikita Khrushchev wanted to do things differently than Stalin,especially in regards to

In Poland,the Communist System was changed in the early 1980s by the ship workers' union,____________________.

Mikhail Gorbachev popularized the word glasnost,which means

The Brezhnev Doctrine

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