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What is the primary reason satellite states adopted Khrushchev’s reforms?

A
They wished to go back to a totalitarian government.
B
They wished to develop a cultural identity.
C
They wanted to go back to a more-democratic government.
D
They wanted to support the decisions of the party.
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Why did Khrushchev believe the “cult of personality” was wrong? Check all that apply.

A
It limited the comments of individuals.
B
It created feelings of fear and helplessness.
C
It focused on a single individual rather than the party.
D
It demanded total submission to the will of one person.
E
It eliminated the possibility of voicing practical views.
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What caused relations between the United States and the Soviet Union to begin to change in the early 1980s? Select two answers.

A
Jimmy Carter became president.
B
Leonid Brezhnev died.
C
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.
D
Ronald Reagan became president.
E
The United States withdrew from Vietnam.
F
Richard Nixon resigned as president.
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What was the primary reason Nagy was removed as prime minister of Hungary?

A
Thousands of Hungarians decided to flee the country.
B
Many Hungarians were killed in a rebellion.
C
The Soviets wanted to reverse democratic reforms.
D
The Soviets wished to send a warning to other countries.
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In the years after World War II, what was the United States’ reaction as communism spread to many countries, including China?

A
The United States welcomed the spread of communism.
B
The United States attacked any country with a communist government.
C
The United States sent foreign aid to all countries, communist or not.
D
The United States feared the spread of communism.
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What was an important result of the USSR breaking up into fifteen different countries?

A
Some people lost their citizenship status.
B
Trade between countries became extremely difficult.
C
Family members were likely to be citizens of different countries.
D
Travel between countries was no longer allowed.
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Which of these is a demographic shift that has resulted from China’s one-child policy?

A
increasing average age
B
urbanization
C
reduced emigration
D
population growth
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Which most likely explains why families in rural areas may have two children under the one-child policy?

A
Their families are penalized for not producing more children.
B
Their families require extra help on the family farm.
C
Their families are rewarded for each extra child they have.
D
Their families support Deng’s concept of a nation of peasants.
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When Hungary opened its borders, it created a "hole” in the

A
government
B
Iron Curtain
C
Berlin Wall
D
revolution
10

Which best describes Leonid Brezhnev’s political position?

A
reformer
B
hard-line communist
C
democrat
D
monarchist
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Who was the leader of the Viet Minh?

A
Dien Bien Phu
B
Ho Chi Minh
C
Ngo Dinh Diem
D
Pac Bo
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Why did brinkmanship fail to prevent the Vietnam War?

A
US scare tactics did not work on the Viet Minh.
B
South Vietnam pushed for a US invasion of North Vietnam.
C
South Vietnam sought unification under any circumstances.
D
The Viet Minh sought peace, not conflict.
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Which best describes the Cold War during the years when Nikita Khrushchev led the Soviet Union?

A
Cold War tensions were relaxed because Khrushchev was a dedicated reformer.
B
Cold War tensions were at their height, especially after Khrushchev ordered an end to Leonid Brezhnev’s domestic reforms.
C
Cold War tensions were relaxed because Khrushchev ordered that the Berlin Wall be destroyed.
D
Cold War tensions were at their height, especially because of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Read this passage from a speech by Ronald Reagan in 1983.I urge you to beware the temptation of . . . [labeling] both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding.

A
Both sides in the Cold War are evenly to blame.
B
The Cold War has been based on a giant misunderstanding.
C
The Soviet Union is a cruel nation that started the Cold War.
D
The lesson of history is that the Cold War is separate from the arms race.
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Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point in the war?

A
It made Americans lose faith in the war effort.
B
It prompted US soldiers to refuse to fight.
C
It convinced the South Vietnamese to support communism.
D
It made the US government begin Vietnamization.
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After United Nations forces pushed back North Korean forces and advanced towards the Chinese border, what did China most likely fear?

A
that North Korea might invade China next
B
that the United Nations forces might invade China next
C
that South Korea had lost the war
D
that General MacArthur would be removed from his command
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What was the “Velvet Divorce”?

A
Czechoslovakia’s split into two countries
B
the rift between Czechoslovakia and Poland
C
the end of communism in Czechoslovakia
D
the first phase of the Velvet Revolution
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How were Brezhnev and Stalin similar?

A
They developed a cult of personality.
B
They increased censorship of arts and literature.
C
They used troops to put down a rebellion.
D
They imprisoned individuals who spoke against them.
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Look at this chart showing ethnic groups in Yugoslavia.

Question illustration
A
the number of ethnic groups would have decreased.
B
ethnic cleansing would have become more widespread.
C
ethnic tensions would have been reduced, limiting one group's dominance.
D
Muslims would have been persecuted by more groups.
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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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