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Though Nikita Khrushchev was a protégé of Stalin, he later became disenchanted with his mentor's leadership policies and sought to eradicate them once he himself rose to power. What specific Stalinist practices did Khrushchev seek to change and why? How successful was he?

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Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Alexander Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and The Gulag Archipelago

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Alexander Solzhenitsyn's...

Question 3

Charter 77 was a movement in Germany that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Compare and contrast the Russian era of perestroika under Mikhail Gorbachev and the Chinese era under Deng Xiaoping. Can the two rulers be considered equivalent in terms of their impact on their respective countries? Why or why not?

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The Russian era of perestroika under Mik...

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Ding Ling and The Sun Shines over the Sangan River

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Ding Ling was a prominent Chinese writer...

Question 6

The saying "A revolution is not a dinner party" was first proclaimed by

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A)   Lenin.
B)   Stalin.
C)   Mao Zedong
D)   Deng Xiaoping.
E)   Liu Shaoqi.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
commonwealth of independent states

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commonwealth of...

Question 8

Mao's ____ superseded all other learning sources during the Cultural Revolution.

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A)   "four olds"
B)   Little Red Book
C)   "thought"
D)   Great Leap Forward
E)   "capitalist road"F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

After assuming control of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev's policies

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A)   became much more conservative than they had been before he replaced Georgy Malenkov.
B)   decreased Stalinist repression and freed all political prisoners.
C)   were characterized by a program of de-Stalinization and broader intellectual tolerance.
D)   diminished the spirit of rebellion in the Soviet satellites by abolishing dozens of government ministries in an effort to wipe out corruption.
E)   opened up previously unfarmed land in the Balkans to further agricultural growth.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Articles 39 and 62

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The terms "Articles 39 and 62" could ref...

Question 11

One of the most significant reforms instituted by Gorbachev was to

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A)   allow women to divorce their husbands.
B)   abolish communism as an economic system.
C)   choose Boris Yeltsin as his vice president.
D)   legalize the formation of political parties other than the Communist Party.
E)   organize a coup d'état against the Soviet parliament.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Under Brezhnev, economic incentives in the Soviet Union

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A)   were increased in an attempt to bolster a stagnant agriculture.
B)   made it possible for globally acclaimed Russian writers like Alexander Solzhenitsyn to travel outside the country to promote their work.
C)   loosened up the "one child" policy that went into effect immediately after World War II.
D)   were rarely taken advantage of, as every Soviet citizen was guaranteed an opportunity to work by the constitution.
E)   were non-existent.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"mass line policy"

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The "mass line policy" is a political, o...

Question 14

Stalin's economic policy after World War II was more successful in providing consumer goods than in promoting the growth of heavy industry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Georgy Malenkov

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Georgy Malenkov...

Question 16

What was the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution? What did its creator expect it to achieve? Why? Was it successful? If so, in what ways? If not, why not?

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The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolutio...

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Four Modernizations

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Four Modernizations...

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
literature of the wounded

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The term "literature of the wounded" ref...

Question 19

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

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A)   enabled Mao to regain control of the party after the disastrous Great Leap Forward.
B)   attempted to use conservative party members to "cleanse" China of "impure socialist elements."
C)   created an academically more demanding curriculum in schools that stressed cogent thought and scientific training.
D)   fostered literacy in rural China.
E)   was directed mainly against middle-class Soviet technicians working in China.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"double shift"

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"double shift"...

Exam 27: Brave New World: Communism on Trial

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Though Nikita Khrushchev was a protégé of Stalin, he later became disenchanted with his mentor's leadership policies and sought to eradicate them once he himself rose to power. What specific Stalinist practices did Khrushchev seek to change and why? How successful was he?

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Stalin's economic policy after World War II was more successful in providing consumer goods than in promoting the growth of heavy industry.

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Ding Ling and The Sun Shines over the Sangan River

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "double shift"

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Mao's ____ superseded all other learning sources during the Cultural Revolution.

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Four Modernizations

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). commonwealth of independent states

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The saying "A revolution is not a dinner party" was first proclaimed by

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Under Brezhnev, economic incentives in the Soviet Union

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Articles 39 and 62

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Alexander Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and The Gulag Archipelago

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "mass line policy"

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After assuming control of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev's policies

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Charter 77 was a movement in Germany that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany.

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Georgy Malenkov

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). literature of the wounded

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Compare and contrast the Russian era of perestroika under Mikhail Gorbachev and the Chinese era under Deng Xiaoping. Can the two rulers be considered equivalent in terms of their impact on their respective countries? Why or why not?

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