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Cold War #3
Test Description: End of Communism
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In both former Yugoslavia and the former Soviet Union, the desire for self-determination is resulting in increased
A
educational opportunities
B
economic equality
C
ethnic conflict
D
collectivization
2) The destruction of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is symbolic of the
A
declining power of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
B
fall of the Weimar Republic
C
end of the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
D
collapse of the European Union
3) In the 1990’s under the leadership of Boris Yeltsin, Russia attempted to become
A
a dictatorship with a command economy
B
a democracy with a market economy
C
an oligarchy based on serfdom
D
an autocracy practicing mercantilism
4) During the late 1980’s, the Soviet Union experienced internal unrest mainly as a result of
A
increased demands of minority ethnic groups
B
widespread protests against involvement in Afghanistan
C
a lack of raw materials and natural resources
D
a failure to use modern technology in the military
5) During the presidency of Mikhail Gorbachev, which problem faced the Soviet Union?
A
Western European nations refused to trade with the Soviet Union
B
agricultural production grew faster than food consumption
C
ethnic minorities demanded the right of self-determination
D
the nations of Eastern Europe insisted that the Soviet Union keep troops in Eastern Europe
6) One result of the collapse of the Soviet Union has been that
A
ethnic violence has broken out in some regions
B
some former republics have reorganized the Warsaw Pact
C
the republics have made an east transition to a market economy
D
an era of peace and stability has emerged in most of the former republics
7) The initial reaction of the Russian government to the fighting that broke out in Chechnya in the 1990’s demonstrated that Russia
A
favors reestablishing communism
B
is unwilling to grant independence to dissenting ethnic groups
C
has little control over its arsenal of nuclear weapons
D
will defend its remaining republics against foreign invasion
8) “Cuba today is a land of impossible contradictions, a utopia with beggars, a so-called puppet still dancing after the puppet master’s death.”
A
China
B
Soviet Union
C
Haiti
D
United States
9) The events that led to the overthrow of Czar Nicholas II in 1917 and to the forced resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991 show that
A
economic crises often lead to political change
B
Russia is an ethnically unified nation
C
Russian absolutism continued into the 1990’s
D
international conflicts often strengthen the power of leaders
10) The Holocaust in Europe and the actions of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge in Kampuchea (Cambodia) were similar in that they were examples of
A
Genocide
B
Interdependence
C
Segregation
D
Isolation
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