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AP Euro Cold War & Post-Cold War Quiz (Ch. 28-30)
AP Euro Cold War & Post-Cold War Quiz (Ch. 28-30)
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1
Which Soviet leader proposed
glasnost
and
perestroika
; and witnessed fall of the Berlin Wall.
Nikita Khruschev
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Mikhael Gorbachev
2
Margaret Thatcher's popularity rose when she successfully prevented
China from taking Hong Kong
Japan from taking Taiwan
Argentina from taking the Falklands
India from taking Burma
3
Between the death of Stalin and the rise of Gorbachev, the USSR
Renounced repression in all satellite states
experienced some liberalization along with economic decline
Dismantled the KGB
Solved its agricultural problems
4
Which of the following was NOT a major part of women's movements from the 1980s-present?
a push toward a better global environment
argument that women play little to no role in politics
promotion of new academic field of "women's studies"
debate of women's control of their own bodies
5
The Gentle or "Velvet Revolution" in 1989 refers to....
The reunification of Austria and Hungary into one nation
The addition of Croatia and Bosnia to the European Union
dissolving of the Communist led government in the Ukraine
split of Czechoslovakia into Slovakia and Czech Republic
6
What was the Soviet policy of giving more political and social freedoms to the public?
Gulag
Perestroika
Solidarity
Glasnost
7
What major European economic power has left the European Union?
Germany
France
Spain
Great Britain
8
The belief that if a country falls to communism, the countries surrounding it will too.
Domino Theory
Solidarity
Nuclear Arms Race
Containment
9
When Boris Yeltsin resigned as president of Russia in 1999, he was replaced by__________
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leon Trotsky
Vladimir Putin
Dmitri Medvedev
10
Thatcherism stressed all of the following except
High interest rates
Nationalization of Industries
Sharp tax cuts
Reduced government spending
11
When Yugoslavia dissolved in 1992, which major atrocity took place in Bosnia (Kosovo)?
Bosnia reclaimed Sarajevo as it's capital city
Bosnia invaded Russia in retaliation for years of oppression
Serbians began ethnic cleansing of Bosnian Muslims
President Slobodan Milosevic was murdered by Croatians
12
The first gummy candies (bears) were first created by the_____ company in 1922 in _______
Trolli; Germany/Austria
HARIBO; Germany
Malaco Licorice Co.; Sweden
Ferrara Candy; United States
13
Jackson Pollock was a major figure in the_______ art movement (USA, spread to Europe)
Surrealism
Abstract Expressionism
Dadaism
Cubism
14
Perestroika meant
Drastic restructuring of the economy and party
The rapid creation of a free market economy
Political rule by a 3-person directorate
Abolishing the KGB and introducing political elections
15
The origins of_______dates back to 15th century Scotland, near the town of St. Andrews.
Golf
Rugby
Polo
Tennis
16
Name this "British Invasion" band that was popular in Europe & USA beginning in the 1960s.....
The Kinks
The Beatles
The Monkees
The Rolling Stones