What was the result of Soviet satellite countries' attempts to break free from Soviet control?

Soviets refused giving up control and crushed rebellions

1950s, the Soviet economy experienced growth due to increase of heavy industry from

manufacture of equipment and machines to help the military

What was the result of the writers' rebellion in Czechoslovakia?

a short-lived period of reform and new freedoms

economic system which govt plays a role in economic policies

How did Allied occupation following World War II affect Japanese society?

caused Japan to focus from war to social & economic growth

How was the Soviet Union under Leonid Brezhnev similar to that under Joseph Stalin?

Workers receive little benefit from their work for the state

What changes occurred in Western social structure after World War II?

Middle class, population from rural to city, and births grow

De-Stalinization refers to the

elimination of Stalin's ruthless policies

What does the term detente refer to

improved relations between US and USSR in the 1970's

Which best describes the claims over rule of the Chinese people?

ChiangKai-shek & CommunistChina claim Taiwan & the mainland

Japan's constitution is based on

universal suffrage and balance of power

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1
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971 helping keep strong ties between East and West Germany?
Ludwig Erhard
Konrad Adenauer
Richard Nixon
Willy Brandt
2
What was the result of Soviet satellite countries' attempts to break free from Soviet control?
Hungary was successful in freeing itself from Soviet control
citizens of Soviet satellite countries were content
citizens of Soviet satellite protested constantly
Soviets refused giving up control and crushed rebellions
3
Father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb and who was also punished for defending human rights
Vladimir Brennan
Leonid Brezhnev
Andrei Sahharov
Mikhail Gorbachev
4
How did Soviet Eastern European satellite states stimulate economic reform?
with help from the United States
with widespread farming
with political reform
with five-year plans
5
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 aimed in part to
end racial discrimination
end political demonstrations in the South
give African Americans separate but equal educations
give African Americans the right to peaceful protest
6
1950s, the Soviet economy experienced growth due to increase of heavy industry from
manufacture of equipment and machines for farming
rebuild relations between USSR and East European countries
manufacture of equipment and machines to help the military
rebuilding of urban areas destroyed during World War II
7
President of South Korea who helped strengthen the economy through industrialization
Park Chung Hee
Chiang Kai-shek
Kim Jong-il
Xi Jinping
8
Leader of the Nationalist govt of China who fled to Taiwan
Park Chung Hee
Kim Jong-il
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
9
What was the result of the writers' rebellion in Czechoslovakia?
election of Antonin Novotný and a loosening of censorship
the election of Alexander Dubček and loss of freedom
a short-lived period of reform and new freedoms
a permanent period of reform and new freedoms
10
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Roe v. Wade in 1973 were in response to which social movement?
civil rights
consumerism
women's liberation
baby boom
11
State capitalism is
where nations buy & sell currency based on exchange rates
an economy based on international trade agreements
economic system which govt plays a role in economic policies
practiced only in Western economies
12
How did Allied occupation following World War II affect Japanese society?
caused Japan to focus from war to social & economic growth
caused rebellions between Japanese citizens & Allied forces
destroyed Japan's fishing industry
led to the strengthening of Japan's emperor
13
US General who governed Japan's after World War II
Douglas MacCarthur
Winston Churchill
Dwight Eisenhower
Omar Bradley
14
How was the Soviet Union under Leonid Brezhnev similar to that under Joseph Stalin?
Soviet military was in conflict with the Communist Party
Both leaders tried to replace communism with socialism
Both leaders experience a period of easy relations with US
Workers receive little benefit from their work for the state
15
What changes occurred in Western social structure after World War II?
Farming, the middle class, workers, and birthrates increased
Middle class, populations city to rural, and births decrease
Middle class, population from rural to city, and births grow
Farming, middle class, workers, and birthrates decreased
16
In the 1960's, many US university students protested against
university studies that were relevant to modern times
university studies that were irrelevant to modern times
stagflation
the Vietnam War
17
Which of the following describes the role the government plays in Japan's economy?
adversarial
communistic
regulatory
uninvolved
18
De-Stalinization refers to the
removal of images of Stalin from public places
elimination of references to Stalin in Soviet history
elimination of Stalin's ruthless policies
overthrow of Stalin and his followers by the Communist Party
19
US President who canceled US participation in 1980 Olympics
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
20
What does the term detente refer to
Canada's program of industrialization directed by Trudeau
drafting of the new constitution in France under de Gaulle
improved relations between US and USSR in the 1970's
US foreign policies relating to Japan after WWII
21
Japan's rapid emergence as an economic giant after its defeat & destruction in World War II
an illusion created by propaganda
the "land of the Rising Sun."
the "Japanese miracle."
the MacArthur Plan.
22
End of World War II, one of these East European countries successfully resisted USSR demands?
Poland
Germany
Hungary
Yugoslavia
23
In a _____, the government provides all citizens with health care and supports the unemployed.
republic
welfare state
liberal government
conservative government
24
Which best describes the claims over rule of the Chinese people?
Chiang Kai-shek claimed rule only of Taiwan
Communist China claimed rule of the mainland only
ChiangKai-shek & CommunistChina claim Taiwan & the mainland
Chiang Kai-shek claimed rule of mainland only
25
In 1961, ________ took power after a coup d'état in South Korea.
Park Chung Hee
Syngman Rhee
Chiang Kai-shek
Lee Hsien Loong
26
How did Soviet Eastern European satellite states stimulate economic reform?
with help from the United States
with five-year plans
with widespread farming
with political reform
27
After World War II, many European countries recovered in part as a result of the strategies of
socialism.
communism
Thatcherism
the Marshall Plan
28
A group of countries with a common purpose is often called a
satellite
regime
common market
bloc
29
After the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953, _____ became leader of the Soviet Union.
Władysław Gomułka
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
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Japan's constitution is based on
universal suffrage and balance of power
a strong emperor
absolute rule and land ownership
military rule and conscription

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