Chapter 21 DE APWH – Flashcards
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How did the cold war affect countries emerging from colonial rule in the second half of the twentieth century?
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Both the United States and the Soviet Union gave them military and economic aid in the hope of gaining their support.
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Which of the following contributed to American global influence in the decades following World War II?
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A productive economy in a country untouched by the destruction of war
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Which of the following describes relations among those countries controlled by communist parties?
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Divisive conflict undermined any sense of communist solidarity.
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Which of the following contributed to the failure of Soviet reforms to strengthen socialism and revive a stagnant economy?
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The planned economy was dismantled before a functioning market-based system could emerge.
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What was the result of the reforms instituted under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping in China in the 1980s?
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Rapid economic growth based on capitalist models
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What effect did the Soviet policy of glasnost have on the communist countries in Eastern Europe?
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It sparked demonstrations that toppled the communist states in Eastern Europe.
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Refer to Map 21.3 in the textbook. Which of these countries belonged to neither NATO nor the Warsaw Pact?
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Ireland
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Which of the following reflects a consequence of the policy of glasnost in the Soviet Union not intended by the leadership in Moscow?
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Leaders of nationalist movements accused the Soviet leadership of treating non-Russian areas as colonies to be exploited.
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Which of the following countries was an arena for a hot war between Soviet-backed communist forces and U.S.-backed resistance forces?
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Afghanistan
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The tensions of the cold war strengthened the influence of which of the following on the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union?
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The military-industrial complex
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Which of the following occurred in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of communism?
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Open conflict among different ethnic groups living within the same state
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In the twenty-first century, international tensions born of communism remain in
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East Asia and the Caribbean.
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Which of the following was a feature of both Soviet and Chinese reforms in the 1980s and 1990s?
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Welcoming foreign investment in joint enterprises
