Which of the following is TRUE of Hungary 1956?

Red Army killed 20,000 Hungarians

Which of the following is TRUE of East Germany 1953?

The Red Army crushed the "challenge"

Which of the following was NOT part of the Soviet system?

Small business loans & development

Which of the following is TRUE of Poland 1980?

Polish Communist Party imposed Martial Law

Which of the following is TRUE of Czechoslovakia 1968?

Leader tried "Socialism with a Human Face"

Which of the following is TRUE about Yugoslavia 1948?

Tito didn't want to be controlled by Moscow

As the Satellite Nations were slowly breaking away from the USSR, the US & the USSR were?

Signing Peace Deals & Arms Control Agreements

After the Berlin Wall "fell" in 1989, the US?

Avoided direct involvement & let things play out

Which of the following is TRUE of Poland 1956?

Poland got the Soviets to compromise "kinda"

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Alper's Challenge to Soviet Control

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1
Which of the following is TRUE of Hungary 1956?
Red Army killed 20,000 Hungarians
Khrushchev was accused of being weak
The CIA pleaded with the Hungarians to do nothing
Hard-line leader Nagy refused to allow reforms
2
Which of the following is TRUE of East Germany 1953?
Workers refused to join the Business-led protests
East Germans were given limited freedom
US sent a small number of troops to help
The Red Army crushed the "challenge"
3
Which of the following was NOT part of the Soviet system?
One-party rule
Small business loans & development
Very limited religious freedom
Censorship of all media
4
When Gorbachev took over in 1985, he realized the Communist system was?
Growing too quickly & inflation was about to rise
Way ahead of the West when it came to computer technology
A model for international cooperation
Breaking down & inefficient
5
Which of the following is TRUE of Poland 1980?
Solidarity was led by George Walesa
Polish Communist Party imposed Martial Law
Red Army attacked, killing 1000's
Led by wealthy elite of Gdansk
6
Which of the following was NOT an issue that bothered Gorbachev & the USSR?
Alcoholism
Chernobyl
SDI
INF Treaty
7
When Reagan took over in 1981, he believed the USSR was?
Very powerful
About to fall apart
Thinking about holding elections
Ready to end the Cold War
8
Which of the following is TRUE of Czechoslovakia 1968?
Leader tried "Socialism with a Human Face"
Brezhnev Doctrine was cancelled
US sent troops, but they were defeated
Event known as the Prague Winter
9
Which of the following was NOT part of the Soviet System of Control?
Political purges
Secret Police
Independent local militaries
Using the Satellites as colonies providing goods & resources
10
The first Satellite Nation to gain "independence" from the USSR was?
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Czechoslovakia
11
Gorbachev believed that if he gave the Satellite Nations more freedom, they would?
Stick with the USSR
Join China against the USSR
Join NATO
Reject that freedom
12
Which of the following is TRUE about Yugoslavia 1948?
The Soviets increased aid to Tito to keep him in COMINFORM
Stalin ignored "Titoists"
The US refused to provide Tito with aid
Tito didn't want to be controlled by Moscow
13
As the Satellite Nations were slowly breaking away from the USSR, the US & the USSR were?
Fighting a 2-year proxy war in Grenada
Working together to improve the Pershing II Missile
Pressuring China to abandon Taiwan
Signing Peace Deals & Arms Control Agreements
14
After the Berlin Wall "fell" in 1989, the US?
Immediately sent troops into East Germany to help the people
Attacked Gorbachev for being Soft on Communism
Avoided direct involvement & let things play out
Stripped the Warsaw Pact of official recognition
15
Which of the following is TRUE of Poland 1956?
Polish leader was forced into exile
Polish leaders refused to de-Stalinize
Poland got the Soviets to compromise "kinda"
Polish leaders tried to leave the Warsaw Pact

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