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• Which is NOT a feature of the Cold War between the US
and USSR?
• A series of confrontation s short of direct military conflict
• A competition of productivity between differing economic
systems
• A number of direct and open military clashes between US
and Soviet forces
• An ideological conflict that involved espionage,
propaganda, and military and economic support for
erstwhile Allies
• A division into blocs of politically and ideologically aligned
nations
• Which is NOT a feature of the Cold War between the US
and USSR?
• A series of confrontation s short of direct military conflict
• A competition of productivity between differing economic
systems
• A number of direct and open military clashes between US
and Soviet forces
• An ideological conflict that involved espionage,
propaganda, and military and economic support for
erstwhile Allies
• A division into blocs of politically and ideologically aligned
nations
• . Following WWII, the general attitude of Russian
civilians was
• Grinding despair over the war’s hardship and
suffering
• Great patriotism and optimism
• Disillusionment as people asked, “What now”?
• Anger and revolt against the communists
• A revival of faith in the Russian Orthodox Church
• . Following WWII, the general attitude of Russian
civilians was
• Grinding despair over the war’s hardship and
suffering
• Great patriotism and optimism
• Disillusionment as people asked, “What now”?
• Anger and revolt against the communists
• A revival of faith in the Russian Orthodox Church
• One postwar similarity between World Wars I
and II was
• Extensive damage to Germany
• Economic depression and inflation
• Recovery from damage and deprivation in
Russia
• A dangerous outbreak of influenza
• Recovery from trench warfare
• One postwar similarity between World Wars I
and II was
• Extensive damage to Germany
• Economic depression and inflation
• Recovery from damage and deprivation in
Russia
• A dangerous outbreak of influenza
• Recovery from trench warfare
• . The Soviet satellite in post-WWII Easter
Europe that seemed to exhibit the most
independence was
• Czechoslavakia
• Romania
• Yugoslavia
• Hungary
• Poland
• . The Soviet satellite in post-WWII Easter
Europe that seemed to exhibit the most
independence was
• Czechoslavakia
• Romania
• Yugoslavia
• Hungary
• Poland
• Which of the following is an example of the
revival of nationalist and ethnic tensions in
Eastern Europe after the disintegration of the
Soviet Union?
• The war between Chechnyans and Russians
• The multisided war in Yugoslavia
• The splitting up of Czechoslavakia
• The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina
• All of the above
• Which of the following is an example of the
revival of nationalist and ethnic tensions in
Eastern Europe after the disintegration of the
Soviet Union?
• The war between Chechnyans and Russians
• The multisided war in Yugoslavia
• The splitting up of Czechoslavakia
• The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina
• All of the above
• . Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the two
major trends that most affected life in Eastern Europe
were
• The flourishing of individual liberty and democracy
• The spread of corporate capitalism and a revival of
religion
• American isolationism and European integration
• The revival of ethnic-nationalism and the advent of
globalization
• A. widening gap in the distribution of wealth and
increased poverty
• . Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the two
major trends that most affected life in Eastern Europe
were
• The flourishing of individual liberty and democracy
• The spread of corporate capitalism and a revival of
religion
• American isolationism and European integration
• The revival of ethnic-nationalism and the advent of
globalization
• A. widening gap in the distribution of wealth and
increased poverty
• The first Russian leader to discuss the “crimes”
of Stalin was
• Brezhnev
• Gorbachev
• Yeltsin
• Androdov
• Khrushchev
• The first Russian leader to discuss the “crimes”
of Stalin was
• Brezhnev
• Gorbachev
• Yeltsin
• Androdov
• Khrushchev
• . Following WWII, the Western European
nation(s) that had a large Communist Party
were
• Spain and France
• Spain and Italy
• France and Italy
• Germany
• Italy and the Netherlands
• . Following WWII, the Western European
nation(s) that had a large Communist Party
were
• Spain and France
• Spain and Italy
• France and Italy
• Germany
• Italy and the Netherlands
• The main focus of groups such as the neoNazis and noe-fascists has been
• African and Asian immigrants to Europe
• Members of the Communist Party
• Jews
• Trade unions
• Conservation of natural resources
• The main focus of groups such as the neoNazis and noe-fascists has been
• African and Asian immigrants to Europe
• Members of the Communist Party
• Jews
• Trade unions
• Conservation of natural resources
• The worldwide recession of the 1970s was
made worse by
• A, the fear of nuclear war
• The threat of communism
• Islamic extremism
• British rock music
• Sharply rising oil prices
• The worldwide recession of the 1970s was
made worse by
• A, the fear of nuclear war
• The threat of communism
• Islamic extremism
• British rock music
• Sharply rising oil prices
• . During the 1960s-1980s, a major source of
income for Britain was
• The rock music industry
• Textile manufacturing
• Automobile production
• Sugar refining
• Tourism
• . During the 1960s-1980s, a major source of
income for Britain was
• The rock music industry
• Textile manufacturing
• Automobile production
• Sugar refining
• Tourism
• . A major change that came to the UN Security
Council in the 1970s was the
• Rescission of veto power
• Expansion of the number of permanent members
• Replacement of Nationalist China with
Communist China
• Domination of African nations
• Domination of communist nations
• . A major change that came to the UN Security
Council in the 1970s was the
• Rescission of veto power
• Expansion of the number of permanent members
• Replacement of Nationalist China with
Communist China
• Domination of African nations
• Domination of communist nations
• Contributing to the retirement of Boris Yeltsin
in Russia was/were
• Yeltsin’s poor health
• The revolt in Chechnya
• Yeletin’s alleged alcoholism
• Russian financial problems
• All of the above
• Contributing to the retirement of Boris Yeltsin
in Russia was/were
• Yeltsin’s poor health
• The revolt in Chechnya
• Yeletin’s alleged alcoholism
• Russian financial problems
• All of the above
• A major cultural change in the lives of European
women in the second half of the 20th century was
• The availability of reliable birth control
• Equal opportunities for advanced education
• Working outside the home at professional levels
• The availability of labor saving household
appliances
• All of the above
• A major cultural change in the lives of European
women in the second half of the 20th century was
• The availability of reliable birth control
• Equal opportunities for advanced education
• Working outside the home at professional levels
• The availability of labor saving household
appliances
• All of the above
• The main change that came fro the 1991
Treaty of Maastricht was the
• Formation of the European Union
• Inclusion of eastern European states in the Eu
• Formation of NATO
• Plans for a common European currency
• Removal of international tariffs
• The main change that came fro the 1991
Treaty of Maastricht was the
• Formation of the European Union
• Inclusion of eastern European states in the Eu
• Formation of NATO
• Plans for a common European currency
• Removal of international tariffs
• The treatment of Alexander Solzhenitsyn
illustrated the Soviet regime’s
• Preference for technocratic enterprise
• Total immunity to pressure from the west
• Insistence on absolute conformity
• New, more democratic policies
• Commitment to glasnost
• The treatment of Alexander Solzhenitsyn
illustrated the Soviet regime’s
• Preference for technocratic enterprise
• Total immunity to pressure from the west
• Insistence on absolute conformity
• New, more democratic policies
• Commitment to glasnost
• French existentialism was based in the premise
that
• Life was essentially absurb
• Life represented a Manichaean choice between
good and evil
• American culture was destroying traditional
European life
• There are absolute moral standards
• A belief in God was essential for any system of
morality
• French existentialism was based in the premise
that
• Life was essentially absurb
• Life represented a Manichaean choice between
good and evil
• American culture was destroying traditional
European life
• There are absolute moral standards
• A belief in God was essential for any system of
morality
• Birtian economy in the three decades
immediately following WWII was hampered by
• A huge debt that was owed to the US
• Obsolete factories and low rates of investment
and savings
• The failure of centralized planning
• A poorly educated populace
• Too great a reliance on imports
• Birtian economy in the three decades
immediately following WWII was hampered by
• A huge debt that was owed to the US
• Obsolete factories and low rates of investment
and savings
• The failure of centralized planning
• A poorly educated populace
• Too great a reliance on imports
• The Arab oil empbargo of 1973
• Led to a dramatic upsurge in the use of alternative
energy
• Brought about increased tension among the countries
of the European Union
• Led to the high inflation that undercut the economies
of Europe for the remainder of the decade
• Had relatively little impact because fuel reserves
throughout Europe remained adequate
• Brought about an East-West rapprochement as the
Eastern Bloc provided much need coal
• The Arab oil empbargo of 1973
• Led to a dramatic upsurge in the use of alternative
energy
• Brought about increased tension among the countries
of the European Union
• Led to the high inflation that undercut the economies
of Europe for the remainder of the decade
• Had relatively little impact because fuel reserves
throughout Europe remained adequate
• Brought about an East-West rapprochement as the
Eastern Bloc provided much need coal
• The collapse of Communist rule throughout
Eastern Europe occurred peacefully in all of
the following countries EXCEPT
• Czechoslavakia
• Bulgaria
• East Germany
• Romania
• Hungary
• The collapse of Communist rule throughout
Eastern Europe occurred peacefully in all of
the following countries EXCEPT
• Czechoslavakia
• Bulgaria
• East Germany
• Romania
• Hungary
• . Charles de Gaulle encouraged France to develop its
own nuclear force because
• He remained concerned about Soviet intentions
• He wanted France to be considered a great power
• He doubted America’s will to use its nuclear weapons
in times of war
• The conflict in Indochina would hinge on whether the
French had nuclear weapons
• The expense of a nuclear force allowed the French to
reduce the size of their conventional forces
• . Charles de Gaulle encouraged France to develop its
own nuclear force because
• He remained concerned about Soviet intentions
• He wanted France to be considered a great power
• He doubted America’s will to use its nuclear weapons
in times of war
• The conflict in Indochina would hinge on whether the
French had nuclear weapons
• The expense of a nuclear force allowed the French to
reduce the size of their conventional forces
• . In the immediate post-WWII period, most Western
European states
• Continued to limit their spending on social service
programs
• Expanded social services only for the poor and elderly
• Began to scale back on the more generous entitlement
programs
• Greatly expanded their social service programs for all
their citizens
• Focused on industrial expansion at the expense of
social spending
• . In the immediate post-WWII period, most Western
European states
• Continued to limit their spending on social service
programs
• Expanded social services only for the poor and elderly
• Began to scale back on the more generous entitlement
programs
• Greatly expanded their social service programs for all
their citizens
• Focused on industrial expansion at the expense of
social spending
• In the 1970s, one of the biggest threats facing
the Italian government was the
• Escalation of political terrorism
• Collapse of the lire
• Reemergence of fascism as a political force
• Increasing strength of the Italian Communist
Party
• Inability to increase industrial output
• In the 1970s, one of the biggest threats facing
the Italian government was the
• Escalation of political terrorism
• Collapse of the lire
• Reemergence of fascism as a political force
• Increasing strength of the Italian Communist
Party
• Inability to increase industrial output
• Following the Conservative Party victory in
1979, the process began in in Great Britain of
• Ending the National Health Service
• Once again using gold to back up the British
pound
• Trying to loosen some of the ties with the US
• Selling off many nationalized industries
• Trying to revive certain declining industries
• Following the Conservative Party victory in
1979, the process began in in Great Britain of
• Ending the National Health Service
• Once again using gold to back up the British
pound
• Trying to loosen some of the ties with the US
• Selling off many nationalized industries
• Trying to revive certain declining industries
• German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigned in 1974
after it was revealed that
• He had failed to acknowledge his Nazi past
• His political party had received political funding
form the American CIA
• The West German economic miracle was
fundamentally flawed
• One of his aides was a spy for the East Germans
• He was hiding a serious illness
• German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigned in 1974
after it was revealed that
• He had failed to acknowledge his Nazi past
• His political party had received political funding
form the American CIA
• The West German economic miracle was
fundamentally flawed
• One of his aides was a spy for the East Germans
• He was hiding a serious illness
• The formation fo the Northern League in the
early 1990s is a reflection of
• The continuing strength of fascism in Italy
• The failure of Italian governments to deal with
substantive issues
• The strength of separatist tendencies in Italy
• The continuing political legacy of Garibaldi
• e. Northern Italy’s declining economic influence
within the Italian Repub
• The formation fo the Northern League in the
early 1990s is a reflection of
• The continuing strength of fascism in Italy
• The failure of Italian governments to deal with
substantive issues
• The strength of separatist tendencies in Italy
• The continuing political legacy of Garibaldi
• e. Northern Italy’s declining economic influence
within the Italian Repub
• . Following the death of France in 1975, Spain
evolved into a
• republic
• constitutional monarchy
• military dictatorship
• communist state
• group of autonomous regions
• . Following the death of France in 1975, Spain
evolved into a
• republic
• constitutional monarchy
• military dictatorship
• communist state
• group of autonomous regions
• The collapse of the Communist regime in
Czechoslavakia was deemed a “Velvet
Revolution” because
• it occurred without warning
• Czech intellectuals wore velvet strips on their
sleaves to symbolize their opposition to the state
• It occurred without violence
• It brought about limited changes
• The old Communist elite remained in control
• The collapse of the Communist regime in
Czechoslavakia was deemed a “Velvet
Revolution” because
• it occurred without warning
• Czech intellectuals wore velvet strips on their
sleaves to symbolize their opposition to the state
• It occurred without violence
• It brought about limited changes
• The old Communist elite remained in control
• . In the 1990s, governments across Western
Europe began to reassess
• Their over-reliance on imported oil
• Their commitment to NATO
• Their commitment to the Common Market
• Their need for economic assistance from the US
• Their commitment to providing cradle-to-grave
social services
• . In the 1990s, governments across Western
Europe began to reassess
• Their over-reliance on imported oil
• Their commitment to NATO
• Their commitment to the Common Market
• Their need for economic assistance from the US
• Their commitment to providing cradle-to-grave
social services
• Italy’s “economic miracle” of the 1950s and 1960s
• Were not based on exports
• Made the nation reluctant to join the European
Economic Community(EEC)
• Led to the control of inflation
• Was mirrored by an increase in governmental
efficiency
• Did not bring prosperity to the South
• Italy’s “economic miracle” of the 1950s and 1960s
• Were not based on exports
• Made the nation reluctant to join the European
Economic Community(EEC)
• Led to the control of inflation
• Was mirrored by an increase in governmental
efficiency
• Did not bring prosperity to the South
• . Which of the following best describes the attitude of
the French toward nuclear weapon development in the
period following WWII
• The felt protected by the American nuclear weapon
umbrella
• They committed themselves to the creation of their
own small independent nuclear arsenal
• They researched but never developed nuclear weapons
• They joined with Third World nations and worked
toward the banning of nuclear weapons
• They were committed to matching the Russian nuclear
arsenal
• . Which of the following best describes the attitude of
the French toward nuclear weapon development in the
period following WWII
• The felt protected by the American nuclear weapon
umbrella
• They committed themselves to the creation of their
own small independent nuclear arsenal
• They researched but never developed nuclear weapons
• They joined with Third World nations and worked
toward the banning of nuclear weapons
• They were committed to matching the Russian nuclear
arsenal
• . In the early 1950s, the French government tired to
• Ban the use of “Americanism” like le week end
• Ban the importation of Coca-Cola for the fear it would
damage the French wine industry
• Stop stores from using any language other than French
in their store windows
• Ban the importation of American dairy products such
as Velveeta
• Ban all British products form French stores unless they
could be reinspected for contaminants
• . In the early 1950s, the French government tired to
• Ban the use of “Americanism” like le week end
• Ban the importation of Coca-Cola for the fear it would
damage the French wine industry
• Stop stores from using any language other than French
in their store windows
• Ban the importation of American dairy products such
as Velveeta
• Ban all British products form French stores unless they
could be reinspected for contaminants
• The main difficulty related to the reunification
of Germany in the late 20th century was the
• Disagreement over the form of government
• Destruction of the Berlin Wall
• Poverty and lack of development of East
Germany
• Religious division
• Presence of American military bases
• The main difficulty related to the reunification
of Germany in the late 20th century was the
• Disagreement over the form of government
• Destruction of the Berlin Wall
• Poverty and lack of development of East
Germany
• Religious division
• Presence of American military bases
• Soviet and Western wartime cooperation had already degenerated
into serious tensions at the Potsdam Conference in July 1945
because
• Harry S. Truman, who had succeeded to the presidency after the
death of Roosevelt in April, plainly expressed his dislike of Stalin
• Winston Churchill had strained relations with his dislike of Stalin
• The Soviets had reneged on their promise to enter the war against
Japan
• Stalin reneged on his promise to allow free elections in Soviet
occupied Eastern Europe
• The US A-Bomb attacks on japan had intimidated the Soviets
• Soviet and Western wartime cooperation had already degenerated
into serious tensions at the Potsdam Conference in July 1945
because
• Harry S. Truman, who had succeeded to the presidency after the
death of Roosevelt in April, plainly expressed his dislike of Stalin
• Winston Churchill had strained relations with his dislike of Stalin
• The Soviets had reneged on their promise to enter the war against
Japan
• Stalin reneged on his promise to allow free elections in Soviet
occupied Eastern Europe
• The US A-Bomb attacks on japan had intimidated the Soviets
• The phrase “Iron Curtain” used by Winston
Churchill in his 1946 speech at Fulton, Missouri,
refers to
• The security measures employed by Stalin’s
bodyguards
• The Berlin Wall
• Stalin’s policy of holding firm in negotiations with
the West
• The Kremlin’s veil of secrecy
• Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
• The phrase “Iron Curtain” used by Winston
Churchill in his 1946 speech at Fulton, Missouri,
refers to
• The security measures employed by Stalin’s
bodyguards
• The Berlin Wall
• Stalin’s policy of holding firm in negotiations with
the West
• The Kremlin’s veil of secrecy
• Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
• Mikhail Gorbachev’s attempt to “restructure”
Soviet society and its economy was known as
• Socialism in one country
• Socialism with a human face
• Glasnost
• Perestroika
• The New Economic Plan
• Mikhail Gorbachev’s attempt to “restructure”
Soviet society and its economy was known as
• Socialism in one country
• Socialism with a human face
• Glasnost
• Perestroika
• The New Economic Plan
• . Under a NATO agreement, Germany was not
allowed to
• Rebuild its army
• Join NATO
• Participate in the Common Market
• Have military bases on its soil
• Develop nuclear weapons
• . Under a NATO agreement, Germany was not
allowed to
• Rebuild its army
• Join NATO
• Participate in the Common Market
• Have military bases on its soil
• Develop nuclear weapons
• . The formation of the Warsaw Pact in 1955 was a
sign that
• War was believed to be imminent on the
continent
• The Soviet Union saw great military potential in
the nations of Eastern Europe
• The Berlin Wall was ineffective
• The Soviet Union was concerned about the
advent of NATO in 1949
• The Soviet Union viewed the US with disdain
• . The formation of the Warsaw Pact in 1955 was a
sign that
• War was believed to be imminent on the
continent
• The Soviet Union saw great military potential in
the nations of Eastern Europe
• The Berlin Wall was ineffective
• The Soviet Union was concerned about the
advent of NATO in 1949
• The Soviet Union viewed the US with disdain
• The Warsaw Pact was a(n)
• Military alliance of the USSRs satellites in Eastern
Europe
• Declaration that the Soviet Union would
intervene in any satellite country if communism
were threatened
• American offer of economic aid after WWII
• Alliance of Eastern Europe against the USSR
• Secret, anticommunist organization in Eastern
Europe
• The Warsaw Pact was a(n)
• Military alliance of the USSRs satellites in Eastern
Europe
• Declaration that the Soviet Union would
intervene in any satellite country if communism
were threatened
• American offer of economic aid after WWII
• Alliance of Eastern Europe against the USSR
• Secret, anticommunist organization in Eastern
Europe
• The Warsaw Pact
• Was a military alliance among the countries of eastern
Europe
• Formed a military alliance between Poland and Russia
• Offered economic assistance to the countries of
Eastern Europe
• Was a military alliance between the US and Western
European powers
• Offered military and economic aid to countries
threatened by communist takeover
• The Warsaw Pact
• Was a military alliance among the countries of eastern
Europe
• Formed a military alliance between Poland and Russia
• Offered economic assistance to the countries of
Eastern Europe
• Was a military alliance between the US and Western
European powers
• Offered military and economic aid to countries
threatened by communist takeover
• The military alliance between communist
countries in Eastern Europe after WWII was
known as
• The Warsaw Pact
• The Truman Doctrine
• The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
• The Marshall Plan
• NATO
• The military alliance between communist
countries in Eastern Europe after WWII was
known as
• The Warsaw Pact
• The Truman Doctrine
• The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
• The Marshall Plan
• NATO
• Under a NATO agreement, Germany was not
allowed to
• Rebuild its army
• Join NATO
• Participate in the Common Market
• Have military bases on its soil
• Develop nuclear weapons
• Under a NATO agreement, Germany was not
allowed to
• Rebuild its army
• Join NATO
• Participate in the Common Market
• Have military bases on its soil
• Develop nuclear weapons
• . Mikhail Gorbachev’s attempt to “restructure”
Soviet society and its economy was known as
• Socialism in one country
• Socialism with a human face
• Glasnost
• Perestroika
• The New Economic Plan
• . Mikhail Gorbachev’s attempt to “restructure”
Soviet society and its economy was known as
• Socialism in one country
• Socialism with a human face
• Glasnost
• Perestroika
• The New Economic Plan
• . IIn the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev instituted
perestroika, which was a
• Tightening of Soviet control
• Re-Sovietization of Chechnya
• Return to strict Leninism
• Loosening of the Soviet economic and political
structure
• New freedom of expression and openness in
government
• . IIn the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev instituted
perestroika, which was a
• Tightening of Soviet control
• Re-Sovietization of Chechnya
• Return to strict Leninism
• Loosening of the Soviet economic and political
structure
• New freedom of expression and openness in
government
• Slobadan Milosevic was put on trial at the
World Court in The Hague for
• Using poison gas against the Kurds
• Practicing ethnic cleansing against Muslims in
Kosovo
• Deliberately splitting up Yugoslavia
• Bombing Serbia
• Plotting with the hard-line communists
• Slobadan Milosevic was put on trial at the
World Court in The Hague for
• Using poison gas against the Kurds
• Practicing ethnic cleansing against Muslims in
Kosovo
• Deliberately splitting up Yugoslavia
• Bombing Serbia
• Plotting with the hard-line communists
• The term Détente refers to
• The efforts of Czechoslavakaia communists to reform their society
in 1968
• The post WWII division of Europe into a West of US-backed
Western powers and an East dominated by the Soviet Union
• The 51-member international organization created to promote
international organization created to promote international peace
and cooperation
• The US mission to fly supplies into West Berlin in response to a
Soviet shutdown of supply lines
•
A period of US-Soviet relations characterized by a number of
nuclear test-ban treaties and arms-limitation talks
• The term Détente refers to
• The efforts of Czechoslavakaia communists to reform their society
in 1968
• The post WWII division of Europe into a West of US-backed
Western powers and an East dominated by the Soviet Union
• The 51-member international organization created to promote
international organization created to promote international peace
and cooperation
• The US mission to fly supplies into West Berlin in response to a
Soviet shutdown of supply lines
•
A period of US-Soviet relations characterized by a number of
nuclear test-ban treaties and arms-limitation talks
• German unification in October 1990
• Occurred with remarkably few problems since the
West Germans had planned for this moment for
decades
• Was achieved at an economic cost far higher than
expected
• Led to renewed calls to redraw the postwar boundaries
of Germany and its Eastern European neighbors
• Was secretly opposed by the US
• Was strongly opposed by the French
• German unification in October 1990
• Occurred with remarkably few problems since the
West Germans had planned for this moment for
decades
• Was achieved at an economic cost far higher than
expected
• Led to renewed calls to redraw the postwar boundaries
of Germany and its Eastern European neighbors
• Was secretly opposed by the US
• Was strongly opposed by the French
• Yugoslavia in the 1990s differed from Yugoslavia
in the 1960s n all of te following ways EXCEPT
• Yugoslavia broke up into separate nations
• Milosevic practiced ethnic cleansing against the
Muslims in Bosnia and Kosovo
• Civil war waged
• Yugoslavia no longer answered to the Soviet
Union
•
Tito’s presence no loner prevailed
• Yugoslavia in the 1990s differed from Yugoslavia
in the 1960s n all of te following ways EXCEPT
• Yugoslavia broke up into separate nations
• Milosevic practiced ethnic cleansing against the
Muslims in Bosnia and Kosovo
• Civil war waged
• Yugoslavia no longer answered to the Soviet
Union
•
Tito’s presence no loner prevailed