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The Fall of the USSR — Unit test Answers

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How did the Japanese economy benefit from the Korean War? Check all that apply.

A
Factories reopened.
B
Incomes doubled.
C
Innovations occurred.
D
Jobs were created.
E
Infrastructure was rebuilt.
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Poland
B
Russia
C
Hungary
D
Cuba
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The Soviets distrusted US foreign policy because they thought it aimed

A
to encroach on Eastern Europe.
B
to increase US influence and control.
C
to create an alliance with China.
D
to gain control of Cuba.
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How did the Soviet Union try to ensure that satellite states would follow its policies?

A
It installed leaders from the Soviet Union.
B
It had popular support that inspired local governments.
C
It controlled local communist governments.
D
It created governments that had popular support.
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Read this excerpt from a summary of events in Srebrenica.Zina Hasanovic is one of the lucky ones – she knows what happened to her husband, Haris. As Serbian bullets raced through a group of tightly-packed Muslim prisoners, Haris, mortally wounded, fell on top of his first cousin and best friend, Mevludin Oric. Mevludin lay on the ground, covered in blood and for hours pretended to be dead. He managed to escape to tell Zina of her husband’s fate.Why is Zina Hasanovic referred to as “one of the lucky ones”?

A
Her husband was among the handful who survived.
B
Very few were able to escape the fighting without harm.
C
The family’s close friend managed to outsmart the enemy.
D
Most people never learned the fate of their loved ones.
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A
US containment policy
B
satellite states
C
Potsdam Conference
D
Eastern Bloc
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A
Aruba
B
Puerto Rico
C
Cuba
D
Saint Thomas
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What was the result of the Soviet Union’s actions in Berlin in 1948?

A
The United Nations made Berlin a neutral city.
B
The Western allies flew supplies into West Berlin.
C
The United Nations forced the Soviet Union to leave Germany.
D
The Western allies agreed to give the Soviet Union control of West Berlin.
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What is the most likely reason Dubcek’s easing of censorship threatened the Communist Party?

A
Activities of the secret police might have been revealed.
B
Meetings could be held at any time and in any place.
C
People could read about ideas contrary to state policy.
D
Citizens might write letters demanding higher pay.
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Which leader promoted glasnost?

A
Ronald Reagan
B
Leonid Brezhnev
C
Mikhail Gorbachev
D
George H.W. Bush
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What was Khrushchev’s immediate goal in the space race?

A
to encourage the development of industry
B
to be able to spy on other countries
C
to be the first to send a rocket into space
D
to eventually establish ownership of the moon
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Which best describes how a proxy war differs from a traditional war?

A
The opposing powers in a proxy war engage in a propaganda war.
B
The opposing powers in a proxy war use others to fight on their behalf.
C
The opposing powers in a proxy war use trade and economic means to fight each other.
D
The opposing powers in a proxy war never openly acknowledge their involvement.
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Regarding the end of the Cold War, what was the most significant event of 1991?

A
the military reversed in Afghanistan
B
Gorbachev took power
C
the collapse of the USSR
D
the fall of the Berlin Wall
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Today, most of the government reforms made during the US occupation of Japan have been

A
maintained.
B
abandoned.
C
gradually altered.
D
overturned.
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During World War II, what happened between the Communists and Nationalists in China?

A
They continued their civil war but also fought together in World War II.
B
Their civil war raged while they avoided involvement in World War II.
C
Both sides reached a permanent truce and fought together in World War II.
D
Both sides agreed to stop fighting each other until World War II ended.
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In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in China in response to new

A
communist policies that threatened economic equality.
B
social policies that threatened economic equality.
C
democratic policies that threatened social equality.
D
economic policies that threatened social equality.
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In a command economy, people are not free to

A
buy consumer goods.
B
work in factories.
C
make production or monetary choices.
D
receive an education.
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After the first Five-Year Plan, Mao Zedong wanted faster growth so he launched the

A
Economic Five-Year Plan.
B
Great Leap Forward.
C
Great Leap Ahead.
D
First Ten-Year Plan.
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What is the most likely reason the republics of Yugoslavia held together until the fall of communism?

A
All six republics shared strong historic bonds.
B
The constitution forbade the republics to separate.
C
Citizens were united by their belief in communism.
D
Dictator Josep Tito was a very powerful leader.
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In his speech “On the Cult of Personality,” Khrushchev spoke against Stalin’s policy of

A
eliminating opposing opinions.
B
forbidding public meetings.
C
enforcing laws with military force.
D
forbidding the publication of news stories.

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