Which of the following statements about proxy wars of the Cold War is not true?

the Vietnam war ended with the South victorious

What was the end result of the "Great Leap Forward" and "Cultural Revolution"?

economic disaster and millions of deaths

What happened to the economy of China following Mao's death?

reforms that led to great economic success

Why was China's goal of industrialization harder to achieve than Russia's?

China had very little industrial infrastructure to rely on

What was the single largest factor in analyzing why communism collapsed worldwide?

its inability to keep up economically with the "west"

What was the main promise that got Lenin and the Bolsheviks into power?

they would get Russia out of WWI

How were the French and Russian Revolutions similar?

Both got rid of an old monarchy violently

What was the "Long March"?

90,000 Chinese communist troops escaping capture

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APWH Chapter 22 - Rise and Fall of Communism

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1
Which of the following statements about proxy wars of the Cold War is not true?
the Vietnam war ended with the South victorious
The Cuban Missile Crisis ended peacefully
the Korean War ended in a stalemate
Soviet intervention in Afghanistan was not successful
2
Where was the focal point of the Cold War in Europe?
Austria
Poland
Germany
Romania
3
What was the end result of the "Great Leap Forward" and "Cultural Revolution"?
China's economy became equal to that of the U.S.
Communism was adopted in many more places globally
the political takeover of the Guomindang Party
economic disaster and millions of deaths
4
Which item was a "western" response to the rise of communism?
Glasnost
McCarthyism
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
5
Which country achieved pure communism as defined by Karl Marx?
USSR
North Korea
no communist country did
all communist countries did
6
What happened to the economy of China following Mao's death?
nothing really changed
poor planning that led to economic disaster
reforms that led to great economic success
a government crackdown and further communist policies
7
What movement in Poland began a major political uprising?
Prada
Comintern
Nava Bravado
Solidarity
8
What was communism's initial impact on women's rights movements in China and the USSR?
they mentioned it, but did nothing
they achieved some success
they made women obedient to their husbands
they did not address the issue at all
9
Who was Stalin's successor in the USSR?
Lenin
Putin
Gorbachev
Khrushchev
10
What was the best symbolic division caused by the Cold War?
The Red Menace
The Iron Curtain
The Great Divide
The Cultural Revolution
11
Which best described the Chinese experience with democracy between 1911-1949?
it was mildly successful
it was very successful
it was very unsuccessful
it was mildly unsuccessful
12
The revolutionary political regimes of Russia were based on councils of workers, or...
politburos
soviets
glasnost
kulaks
13
During what years did communism peak?
1970s
1980s
1950s
1960s
14
The years commonly associated with the Cold War are...
1945-1970
1945-1991
1917-1991
1917-1939
15
Why was China's goal of industrialization harder to achieve than Russia's?
China had very little industrial infrastructure to rely on
The CCP could not motivate rural communities to the cause
China's government was much more closed off to change
Russia's government was much more open to change
16
What was the single largest factor in analyzing why communism collapsed worldwide?
its inability to use democracy as a pillar of government
its inability to let its citizens think for themselves
its inability to keep up economically with the "west"
its inability to form collectivized farms and factories
17
What was the main promise that got Lenin and the Bolsheviks into power?
they would promote equal rights of citizens
they would get Russia out of WWI
they would bomb America
they would redistribute wealth
18
Who assumed power after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917?
Stalin
Lenin
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
19
How were the French and Russian Revolutions similar?
Both got rid of an old monarchy violently
Both wanted to promote industrialization
Both advocated for communist policies
Both resulted in immediate economic disaster
20
What was the "Long March"?
90,000 Chinese communist troops escaping capture
the month that the Russian communist revolution occurred
the invasion of Japanese forces into China
Communist prisoners of war being marched to death

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