How did USSR organize the Eastern European nations as it threw out pro-Nazi regimes

created coalition governments of leftist political parties

When did Jews in Palestine proclaim the state of Israel?

After the British withdrew from Palestine in 1948

Why did Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich create such a sensation

portrayed life in a Stalinist concentration camp.

What was the consequence of the agreement the Teheran Conference?

Only Soviet troops would liberate Eastern Europe.

What did the Marshall Plan accomplish?

prevented economic collapse in Western Europe.

How did US respond to decolonization movement in the first years after the Second World War?

encouraged European nations to let go of their colonies.

What was socialist realism?

artists & writers idealize working class & USSR in art

Why did Europeans find postcolonial migration troublesome?

immigrant workers won't adopt European values and customs.

Following the failure of his program in the early 1980s, French president François Mitterrand

was forced to introduce austerity measures.

Changes in the structure of European society after the WWII were primarily the result of

economic and technological transformation

What was the result of European states' cooperation to receive aid from the Marshall Plan?

The Organization for European Economic Cooperation

After the Second World War, the Soviet Union

reestablished a harsh dictatorship

The Bretton Woods agreement of 1944

linked western European currencies to the U.S. dollar.

What did Richard Nixon do following his election to the U.S. presidency in 1968?

Gradually reduced American involvement in the Vietnam War

Which 6 W European countries formed the European Economic Community, or Common Market, in 1957?

France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg,Italy, & W. Germany

The ultimate goal to coordinate coal and steel production in Europe in the 1950s was to

make war impossible by binding Coal & Steel together

The Helsinki Accords of 1975 called for

respect for human rights & political boundaries

Why was position of the USSR stronger in negotiations with US & Britain at the Yalta Conference

Soviet army already occupied much of Eastern Europe.

What was the policy of détente that Social Democrats in Europe pursued?

The reunification of East and West Germany

The advancement in military weaponry and the space race

fostered a revolution in computer technology.

How did Mao Zedong gain the support of the peasantry in China?

He promised to expropriate land from the large landowners.

Why did Charles de Gaulle withdraw France from NATO?

viewed US as the main threat to French independence.

The Marshall Plan in 1947 was a response to

a Western Europe on the verge of economic collapse.

The growth of the middle class in the postwar era has been attributed primarily to

increased demand for technologists and managers

What was the outcome of the decolonization of the Belgian Congo?

Belgium quickly withdrew from the Congo

What did Nikita Khrushchev’s de-Stalinization campaign call for?

Communist Party to retain its monopoly on political power

Poland differed from the other Eastern Bloc states in the 1970s and 1980s because

of its independent agriculture and vigorous church.

result of Thatcher’s effort to encourage low- & moderate-income renters to buy apartments?

It created a new class of property owners.

Why did the Council of Europe fail to evolve into a European parliament with sovereign rights?

Britain didn't concede any political sovereignty to council.

Which position did Christian Democrats across Europe endorse during the 1950s?

The Cold War against the Soviet Union

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Independent Polish trade union that worked for workers’ rights and political reform
OPEC
Second Vatican Council
New Left
Solidarity
2
How did USSR organize the Eastern European nations as it threw out pro-Nazi regimes
est direct military rule by the Soviet army
created coalition governments of leftist political parties
gave power to national Communist parties in each region.
built independent governments that held free elections
3
When did Jews in Palestine proclaim the state of Israel?
After the British withdrew from Palestine in 1948
After United States proclaimed the Truman Doctrine in 1947
After Germany surrendered in May 1945
After the U.S. Congress promised economic assistance in 1949
4
Why did Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich create such a sensation
the Soviet system had triumphed completely.
portrayed life in a Stalinist concentration camp.
showed how a Soviet official was tempted to misuse his power
It exposed the sordid activities of a petty criminal
5
What was the consequence of the agreement the Teheran Conference?
Only Soviet troops would liberate Eastern Europe.
British-American armies would face the German military.
Britain would protect colonial land from Soviet influence.
US won't be able to supply the Soviet Union with needed arms
6
The liberalization of the post-Stalin Soviet Union led by reformer Nikita Khrushchev.
de-Stalinization
Economic miracle
Warsaw Pact
decolonization
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What did the Marshall Plan accomplish?
prevented economic collapse in Western Europe.
demonstrated to Americans the futility of foreign aid
undermined ability of free-market capitalism in Europe.
established foundations of socialist policies in Europe.
8
How did US respond to decolonization movement in the first years after the Second World War?
encouraged European powers to hold on to their empires t
encouraged colonial rebellions as a way
sought to claim colonial lands that Europeans abandoned
encouraged European nations to let go of their colonies.
9
What was socialist realism?
conviction that communism would prevail over capitalism
writers & artists in West betrayed their artistic talents
artists & writers idealize working class & USSR in art
building socialism would require hard work and sacrifice
10
Why did Europeans find postcolonial migration troublesome?
Immigrant workers taking jobs away from European workers.
immigrant workers won't adopt European values and customs.
large number of immigrant workers drove down property values
ethnic diversity threatened traditional European culture.
11
Following the failure of his program in the early 1980s, French president François Mitterrand
withdrew France from the Common Market.
failed to win reelection.
resigned
was forced to introduce austerity measures.
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combination of low growth and high inflation that led to a worldwide recession.
inflation
deflation
why do we always feel the need to inflate or deflate things?
stagflation
13
Changes in the structure of European society after the WWII were primarily the result of
economic and technological transformation
political and social revolution.
rising birthrates among the lower classes.
large-scale emigration.
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What was the result of European states' cooperation to receive aid from the Marshall Plan?
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
The World Bank
The International Monetary Fund
The Organization for European Economic Cooperation
15
After the Second World War, the Soviet Union
reintroduced Lenin’s New Economic Policy.
experienced a period of general freedom.
underwent a consumer revolution.
reestablished a harsh dictatorship
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Postwar refugees, former Nazi prisoners and forced laborers, and orphaned children.
migrants
displaced persons
immigrants
Christian Democrats
17
Who began the wave of social unrest that almost toppled Charles de Gaulle’s Fifth Republic?
Civil servants
Workers
Soldiers
Students
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The progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions that emerged in the early 1970s.
preindustrial society
postindustrial society
stagflatiion
privatization
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European Economic Community in 1957 as part of a larger search for European unity.
Common Market
socialist realism
guest worker programs
Postcolonial migration
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Who was the founder of the National Organization for Women?
Simone de Beauvoir
Phyllis Schlafly
Gloria Steinem
Betty Friedan
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peaceful overthrow of communism in Czechoslovakia
Silly Rabbit, revolutions are never peaceful
Green Revolution
Cultural Revolutiion
Velvet Revolution
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The Bretton Woods agreement of 1944
encouraged countries to set relatively low tariff rates
recommended that nations have balanced budgets.
required all western nations to abandon the gold standard.
linked western European currencies to the U.S. dollar.
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American plan for providing economic aid to Western Europe to help it rebuild.
Truman Doctrine
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
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What did Richard Nixon do following his election to the U.S. presidency in 1968?
Immediately withdrew American troops from Vietnam
Increased the number of American troops in Vietnam
Gradually reduced American involvement in the Vietnam War
Halted U.S. bombing of Vietnam
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Which 6 W European countries formed the European Economic Community, or Common Market, in 1957?
France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, and Spain
France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg,Italy, & W. Germany
Belgium,Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, W. Germany, & Spain
Britain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Italy
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The ultimate goal to coordinate coal and steel production in Europe in the 1950s was to
rebuild the European economy.
make war impossible by binding Coal & Steel together
reduce the influence of the United States.
create a single, competitive market in Europe.
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postwar reversal of Europe’s overseas expansion
neocolonialism
postcolonial migration
decolonization
Can birds really fly or do they just glide?
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The Helsinki Accords of 1975 called for
the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
the reunification of Eastern and Western Europe.
US de-escalation in Vietnam
respect for human rights & political boundaries
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According to the best estimates, about how many people died in the Second World War?
15 million
35 million
50 million
80 million
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Why was position of the USSR stronger in negotiations with US & Britain at the Yalta Conference
Soviet army already occupied much of Eastern Europe.
USSR developed tech required to detonate a nuclear warhead
USSR announced that it would not join a United Nations.
USSR said it was not interested in fighting the Japanese.
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What was the policy of détente that Social Democrats in Europe pursued?
A progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions
A political unification of Europe into a single state
The reunification of East and West Germany
The creation of a Europe-wide free-trade zone
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The advancement in military weaponry and the space race
inspired a new literary genre called science fiction.
fostered a revolution in computer technology.
created a sense of the superiority of the United States.
established confidence in benefits of scientific discovery.
33
The essence of Willy Brandt’s policies toward the Eastern Bloc was
seek peace and reconciliation.
reduce the influence of NATO in Germany.
reassert German claims to majority-German areas of E Europe.
establish German neutrality in the Cold War.
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How did Mao Zedong gain the support of the peasantry in China?
rejected foreign aid to demonstrate independence
promised to provide all Chinese with guaranteed rice rations
He provided guaranteed price supports for rice.
He promised to expropriate land from the large landowners.
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A 1960s counterculture movement that embraced updated forms of Marxism
Old Left
New Right
New Left
Solidarity
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Why did Charles de Gaulle withdraw France from NATO?
wanted to develop a French nuclear program
sought to position France as main trading partner of USSR
rejected United States’ efforts to promote decolonization
viewed US as the main threat to French independence.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, what became the basic objective of all Western European governments?
Prevention of Soviet expansion
Securing control over colonial lands
Economic growth
Political independence from U.S influence
38
The Marshall Plan in 1947 was a response to
the North Korean invasion of South Korea.
the Czech Communists Stalinizing of the Czech government.
Soviet efforts to block access to West Berlin.
a Western Europe on the verge of economic collapse.
39
The growth of the middle class in the postwar era has been attributed primarily to
increased demand for technologists and managers
increased opportunities for new businesses.
the strength of family-owned businesses.
the high birthrate among this class.
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Center-right political parties that rose to power in Western Europe after the Second World War.
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Christian Republicans
Christian Democrats
Can politicians be religious???....hhhmmmm
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socialist accomplishments such as nationalized industry, collective agriculture, & welfare
neoliberalism
glasnost
perestroika
developed socialism
42
What was the outcome of the decolonization of the Belgian Congo?
C.I.A. helped thwart military coup against Patrice Lumumba.
The Congolese leaders took all lands and mineral wealth.
Belgium quickly withdrew from the Congo
Congolese army supported elected PM Patrice Lumumba.
43
What did Nikita Khrushchev’s de-Stalinization campaign call for?
Communist Party to permit elections at the local levels
Communist Party to retain its monopoly on political power
Get rid of everything having to do w/ Stalin b/c he was BAD
The Communist Party to stop recruiting new members
44
Society that relies on high-tech and service-oriented jobs
preindustrial society
postindustrial society
post apocalypse society
stagflation
45
Poland differed from the other Eastern Bloc states in the 1970s and 1980s because
it retained an independent military.
its economy was managed effectively.
of its independent agriculture and vigorous church.
of its refusal to borrow from the West.
46
result of Thatcher’s effort to encourage low- & moderate-income renters to buy apartments?
It led to accusations that Thatcher was a socialist.
It led to destructive debt for poorer people.
It failed miserably.
It created a new class of property owners.
47
Economic restructuring & reform implemented by Premier Mikhail Gorbachev in the USSR in 1985.
Ostpolitik
glasnost
perestroika
detente
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decreased government spending on social services and privatization of state-run industries.
why are there so many "ism" terms in history?
liberalism
neoliberalism
socialism
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Why did the Council of Europe fail to evolve into a European parliament with sovereign rights?
USSR threatened W. Europe w/ nuclear bombs if it unified
recession of 1960s caused all member states to grow leery
Britain didn't concede any political sovereignty to council.
France withdrew from NATO
50
The international military tribunal was held in the city of
Berlin
Nuremberg
Munich
Weimar
51
Which position did Christian Democrats across Europe endorse during the 1950s?
The Cold War against the Soviet Union
Socialist economic policies
Soviet interests
Nationalism
52
What did the West German minister of the economy do in 1957 to foster economic growth?
He dismantled the extensive social welfare network.
He adopted the French model of a mixed economy.
He emphasized free-market capitalism.
He privatized major state-owned industries.
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postcolonial governments play both US & USSR for what they could get.
nonalignment
Truman Doctrine
Cold War
economic miracle
54
What was the result of breaking the Berlin blockade in 1948–49?
The announcement of the Truman Doctrine
creation of 2 separate German states: W Germany & EGermany
establishment of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
The formation of the Warsaw Pact
55
Khrushchev’s “secret speech” at the Twentieth Party Congress in 1956 was
impassioned call to support Third World liberation movements
attack on crimes of Western capitalism in postwar period.
a surprising attack on Stalin and his crimes.
apology for mistakes made with the Hungarian Revolution.
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America’s policy geared to containing communism to those countries already under Soviet control
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Why was the Cold War Cold?
Roosevelt Corollary
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Doctrine that held that the USSR had right to intervene in any East Bloc country
Truman Doctrine
Brezhnev Doctrine
perestroika
Ostpolitik
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In 1954, Vietnam obtained independence from
the United States.
France
Great Britain.
China
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Why was West Germany allowed to build an army after 1955?
agreements preventing Germany to build army expired in 1955
Germany had embraced democracy and abandoned militarism.
to assist in defense of Europe from attack by Soviet Union.
The rest of the world felt sorry for the German people
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an anti-Soviet military alliance of Western governments
Comic Con
NATO
Warsaw Pact
COMECON
61
Between 1981 and 1989, Ronald Reagan and the U.S. Congress
increased taxes and government-provided social services.
cut taxes and ballooned the government deficit.
cut defense spending.
increased taxes on the wealthy.
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How did the USSR &Eastern European Communist regimes treat displaced persons after the war?
politically unreliable b/c of exposure to W European society
additional burdens on already struggling societies
conquering heroes to be celebrated and honored
potential sources of support for unpopular regimes
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Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev’s popular campaign for openness in government and the media.
detente
perestroika
Ostpolitik
glasnost
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Soviet-backed military alliance of Eastern European nations.
NATO
Glasnost
COMECON
Warsaw Pact
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How was the Tet Offensive, launched by the Vietcong in January 1968, perceived in the US?
more U.S. troops needed to crush the Communist insurgency
sign that North Vietnamese were at the end of their tether
Soviet direction of Vietcong & N. Vietnamese war effort
As a sign that the war was not close to ending
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organization of Communist states meant to help rebuild Eastern Europe under Soviet auspices.
SALT
Socialist Realism
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON)
Detente

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