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Which statement best describes the United States and the Soviet Union during World War II?

A
They were on opposite sides.
B
They were both members of the Axis.
C
They had nothing to do with each other.
D
They were both members of the Allies.
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What was Joseph Stalin’s goal in creating a command economy?

A
to conserve limited resources
B
to outproduce capitalist nations
C
to shift resources toward necessities
D
to gradually move to a market economy
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The United Nations was created in 1945 with the purpose of

A
creating a world government.
B
stopping the spread of communism.
C
maintaining world peace.
D
ending World War II.
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During the Cold War, what was the Soviet Union’s main objective in engaging in proxy wars against the United States?

A
to free colonial countries
B
to spread communism
C
to empower developing nations
D
to end democracy
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What is a collective farm?

A
a communist farm
B
a community farm
C
a subsistence farm
D
an independent farm
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If Joseph Stalin had set lower production quotas for his first Five-Year Plan, he would have

A
achieved better results and conserved resources.
B
achieved less impressive results, but at less cost to workers.
C
won more public support for his command economy.
D
met his goals, but workers would have worked longer hours.
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The Cold War was a period of history during which

A
the Allied powers defeated Hitler.
B
atomic bombs were dropped for the first time.
C
the United States and the Soviet Union fought each other.
D
the United States and the Soviet Union mistrusted each other.
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What best describes the “Three Principles of the People”?

A
Sun Yat-sen’s ideas for governing China
B
the agreement signed after the Revolution of 1911
C
the declaration that helped overthrow the emperor
D
the foundations of the Communist Party
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During the Cold War, what was the stated main objective of the United States in engaging in proxy wars against the Soviet Union?

A
to empower developing nations
B
to secure oil reserves
C
to spread democracy
D
to end socialism
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What happened when the Czechs tried to implement liberal reforms in 1968?

A
Slovakia protested and blocked the proposed changes.
B
Czechoslovakian residents gained new civil liberties.
C
The communist government was forced to step down.
D
The USSR and other Warsaw pact nations invaded.
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By engaging in proxy wars, were the United States and the Soviet Union able to avoid involving their own military forces? Why or why not?

A
Yes, by definition, a proxy war means that there was no direct involvement of either nation.
B
No, both countries still fought in proxy wars but not directly against each other.
C
Yes, the U.S. military never directly engaged in these proxy wars.
D
No, both countries deployed large parts of their military forces to fight under the flag of another country.
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What was the effect on China of the Boxer Rebellion?

A
It led China to the verge of collapse.
B
It made China a Communist country.
C
It made China a major world power.
D
It gave Europe a bigger role in China.
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The arms race meant that once the United States built hydrogen bombs,

A
no other country wanted to build them.
B
a new world war was about to start.
C
world peace had been assured.
D
the Soviet Union built them too.
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On which sectors did the Four Modernizations focus? Choose four correct answers.

A
agriculture
B
education
C
defense
D
arts
E
industry
F
science
G
banking

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