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In addition to factory work, many women in the USSR were employed

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in healthcare and education.

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Joseph Stalin believed he needed absolute authority in the USSR in order to

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unite the country and make it strong.

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Joseph Stalin placed a high value on motherhood because he

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wanted women to produce more workers.

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Which of these statements accurately describes Joseph Stalin? Check all that apply.

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He restricted citizens' personal rights and freedoms. He held absolute power as a totalitarian dictator.

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Why did the transition to collectivization result in widespread starvation?

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Peasants were not allowed to keep food until they met government quotas.

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What was Joseph Stalin's goal in creating a command economy?

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to outproduce capitalist nations

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How did the Great Purge demonstrate Joseph Stalin's paranoia?

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The purge targeted those who might challenge Stalin's power.

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What is a collective farm?

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a communist farm

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If the USSR's economy had remained agriculture-based rather than industrialized, then

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women would have been much less in demand in the workforce.

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The _____ was part of Stalin's secret police force.

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NKVD

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Which were included among the "Three Principles of the People"? Check all that apply.

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Democracy Socialism

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What is the current state of relations between the Communists and Nationalists in China?

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The civil war between the two parties has never truly ended.

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What contributed to the downfall of China's republic?

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China's presidents did not have enough power.

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If the imperial dynasty had continued to rule China, it is most likely that

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? NOT "Revolutionary Groups..."

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Why did support from people in the Chinese countryside help the Communists more than support from people in the cities helped the Nationalists?

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? NOT "In the cities.."

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Which statement accurately describes China after the Civil War?

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The island of Taiwan became known as the Republic of China.

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As a result of the Long March, China's Communist Party

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grew stronger and more determined.

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What was the effect on China of the Boxer Rebellion?

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It led China to the verge of collapse.

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What was most surprising about the outbreak of the Chinese Civil War?

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The Nationalist Party and the Communist Party formerly were aligned.

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If the outcome of the Civil War had been different, how would that most likely have affected China?

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Unrest might have continued in much of the country because so many people supported the Communists.

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Which president established a policy that was named after him and that declared the United States would help any nation resist Communism?

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Harry Truman

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Which of the following phrases best describes West Germany after World War II?

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Democratic government

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Which of the following best describes NATO?

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A military alliance of the United States and other non-Communist nations

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How did the Soviets respond when East Berliners defected to the West in large numbers?

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They built a wall separating East and West Berlin.

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The Cold War was a period of history during which

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the United States and the Soviet Union mistrusted each other.

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

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They were both members of the Allies.

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Which of the following statements describes how the crisis in Berlin in 1948-1949 was concluded?

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The blockade was lifted, and Berlin remained divided.

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After World War II, the Soviet Union turned many of the countries of Eastern Europe into _______ states.

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Satellite

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Who were the two world superpowers after World War II?

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the Soviet Union and the United States

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Which countries were made permanent members of the UN's Security Council in 1945? Select all that apply.

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United States Soviet Union France Great Britain China

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The passage says that the partition of Korea

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divided the country, both in its political and economic life.

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Intercontinental ballistic missiles made it possible for a country possessing them to

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strike targets far away.

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Which of the following were results of the Korean War? Select all that apply.

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?

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The two superpowers that opposed each other during the Cold War were the United States and

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the Soviet Union

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In what way did the political situation in Vietnam resemble that of Korea in the 1950s?

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Both Vietnam and Korea were divided into a Communist North and a non-Communist South.

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Which country launched the first satellite into outer space?

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the Soviet Union

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The map makes it clear that after World War II, Korea was a

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divided country.

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The Vietcong were rebels in South Vietnam who wanted to

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unify the South and North under a Communist government.

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Tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for

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? NOT "Resources.."

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Which of the following resulted from the Vietnam War? Select all that apply.

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Vietnam is united under a Communist government. Support for the containment of Communism lessens. Anti-government feelings spread in the United States. Communism spreads to Laos and Cambodia.

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How did the U.S. role in the Nicaraguan civil war change in 1982?

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The U.S. government stopped official funding for the Contras.

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How did Guatemalan policy most affect U.S. interests?

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? NOT "Guatemalan had vast..."

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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?

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No, both countries still fought in proxy wars but not directly against each other.

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_______ describes the process of a country bringing an industry or sector under government control or ownership.

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Nationalization

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During the 1980s, profit from the sale of weapons to Iran was used to

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? NOT "Start a proxy..."

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The mujahideen were fighters in Afghanistan who

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rebelled against the communists.

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Which terms describe the countries with which the United States and Soviet Union attempted to ally during the proxy wars? Check all that apply.

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?

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Given that the Soviet Union fought in Afghanistan, why was it considered a proxy war?

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The United States did not directly engage in battle.

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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?

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to spread democracy

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Why did President Jimmy Carter believe that the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan posed a significant threat?

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The Soviet invasion was likely to expand into neighboring countries.

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Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal during the Suez Crisis. What does this mean?

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The Egyptian government took control of the canal.

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In the Iran-Contra Affair, why were weapons sold to Iran, which was designated a state sponsor of terrorism in 1984? Check all that apply.

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?

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Which organization was created in the 1940s to help nations resist communist influence?

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the Organization of American States

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Which type of policies made U.S. leaders believe that Jacobo Árbenz, the democratically elected president of Guatemala, was a communist sympathizer?

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Árbenz's land reform policies

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Which is a common tactic used in proxy wars?

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? NOT "Controlling another..."

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In the era immediately following the coup that overthrew Jacobo Árbenz in 1954, how did the United States maintain its influence in Guatemala?

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? NOT "American operatives..."

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Which figure emerged from the August Coup as a national hero in Russia?

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Boris Yeltsin

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After détente was abandoned, the U.S. president believed that the Cold War could be won by

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outspending the Soviet Union on weapons.

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Ultimately, the reforms initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev led to

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the downfall of the Soviet Union.

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Which of these were included in the SALT I treaty? Check all that apply.

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a cap on nuclear arms a limit on launch sites

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How did changes in the Soviet Union affect people in other communist countries?

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? NOT "Cubans rioted..."

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Which of these resulted from Gorbachev's perestroika policies? Check all that apply.

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?

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Which term best describes Mikhail Gorbachev as the leader of the Soviet Union?

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reformer

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What prompted the change in Ronald Reagan's approach toward the Soviet Union during his second term?

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a change in Soviet leadership

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How did Boris Yeltsin become the president of Russia?

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He won the country's first open election.

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Which of these was a feature of the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States in the era leading up to détente?

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arms race

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Germany was reunified in

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1990

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What was the Berlin Wall?

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a wall that separated East and West Berlin

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What happened in Poland in 1989?

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Lech Walesa became the first freely elected president.

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What happened when the Czechs tried to implement liberal reforms in 1968?

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The USSR and other Warsaw pact nations invaded.

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If East and West Germany had not reunified, it is most likely that

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West Germany would have grown much stronger than East Germany.

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What best describes Yugoslavia before its breakup?

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It was home to many ethnic groups.

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...

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? NOT "The Family's close..."

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Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in China in response to

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New economic policies that threatened social equality.

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What event ended the Cultural Revolution?

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Mao Zedong's death

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Industrial production crashed during the Cultural Revolution because

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? NOT "People revolted..."

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China modernized its military under Deng Xiaoping by

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? NOT "increasing its size and updating technology..."

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A ________ is a group of people who live together and share responsiblities and resources.

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Commune

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The cultural Revolution ultimately failed because

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People began to seriously question communism.

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Mao Zedong's government took control of farms in China through

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...

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The main goal of China's first five-year Plan under Mao Zedong was to

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Spur economic growth.

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What proposed changes in 1960 caused Mao to launch a Cultural Revolution? Check all that apply.

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To allow workers to compete for wages. To permit farmers to sell excess crops. To encourage farmers to own private land.

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What unintended result did Mao's cultural revolution have on China?

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It paved the way for western-style economic and political development.

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After Mao Zedong died in 1976, Deng Xiaoping became China's leader and adopted _______ as the country's main goal.

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Modernization

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A protest at Tiananmen Square in 1989 convinced China's leaders to

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crack down on democratic protests

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Which explains a difference between Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong in regards to economic policy?

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Deng sought to modernize China by introducing capitalism in a limited way, while Mao rejected all capitalist ideas.

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How did Deng Xiaoping's economic policies change Chinese culture?

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? NOT "They closed the income..."

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A _________ is a group of people who live together and share responsibilities and resources.

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commune

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What unintended result did Mao's Cultural Revolution have on China?

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? NOT "It caused the spread..."

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Deng reformed China's education system because

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? NOT "Chinese cultural teachings..."

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The Cultural Revolution ultimately failed because

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people began to seriously question communism.

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The main goal of China's first Five-Year Plan under Mao Zedong was to

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spur economic growth.

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What is gross domestic product?

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total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

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How did the collapse of communism affect the European Union?

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It caused the European Union to expand as more nations joined

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The European Economic Community was created to

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improve trade between European nations.

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Former Communist nations began to join the European Union in

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2004

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When the Soviet Union collapsed, most people were

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? NOT "Ready and eager..." OR "angry and stubbornly..."

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Based on the excerpt, the European Union values both economic development and

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respect for cultures and traditions.

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The European Union created a new form of currency called the

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Euro

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What is the most likely reason some former communist nations refused to adopt the euro as their currency?

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They felt unready or unwilling to merge with the European Union

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Twenty years after the fall of communism, what problem does Belarus face?

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? NOT "a critical shortage..."

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Which best characterizes Europe in the period between the signing of the Schuman Plan and the formation of the European Union?

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Nations took sizable steps toward cooperation.

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What is a tariff?

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a tax on goods leaving or entering the country

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What happened when Hungary opened its borders?

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Thousands of people left East Germany.

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Genocide is defined as

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deliberately killing people for religious, ethnic, or political reasons.

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When Serbia used murder and terror to eliminate Muslims, they called the policy

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ethnic cleansing

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Per capita income is defined as

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average amount of annual income earned per person in one year.

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What negative effects did East Germany experience after reunification?

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many business closings slow economic growth

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Which best describes men in the USSR under Joseph Stalin's regime?

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They were in demand for industrial jobs.

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Deng Xiaoping felt that the first step to modernizing China's economy involved

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restoring the education system.

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The Allied leaders were meeting to discuss which of the following?

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Europe's future now that Germany had been defeated

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Dictators of _________ states use terror and violence to control their populations

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totalitarian

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Which best explains why the guards are displaying books?

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The "Little Red Book" explained Mao's Communist ideology, which all people in China were required to read.

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Which of these was true of the Contras during the Nicaraguan civil war?

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The Contras received support from the U.S. government.

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The most important goal of the Schuman Plan was to

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attain stability and peace in Europe.

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In __________, the Sandinista rebels overthrew the government of Nicaragua.

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