• Which is NOT a feature of the Cold War between the US and USSR?

• A series of confrontation s short of direct military conflict • A competition of productivity between differing economic

systems• A number of direct and open military clashes between US

and Soviet forces• An ideological conflict that involved espionage, propaganda,

and military and economic support for erstwhile Allies• A division into blocs of politically and ideologically aligned

nations

• Which is NOT a feature of the Cold War between the US and USSR?

• A series of confrontation s short of direct military conflict • A competition of productivity between differing economic

systems• A number of direct and open military clashes between US

and Soviet forces• An ideological conflict that involved espionage, propaganda,

and military and economic support for erstwhile Allies• A division into blocs of politically and ideologically aligned

nations

• . Following WWII, the general attitude of Russian civilians was

• Grinding despair over the war’s hardship and suffering

• Great patriotism and optimism• Disillusionment as people asked, “What now”?• Anger and revolt against the communists• A revival of faith in the Russian Orthodox Church

• . Following WWII, the general attitude of Russian civilians was

• Grinding despair over the war’s hardship and suffering

• Great patriotism and optimism• Disillusionment as people asked, “What now”?• Anger and revolt against the communists• A revival of faith in the Russian Orthodox Church

• One postwar similarity between World Wars I and II was

• Extensive damage to Germany• Economic depression and inflation• Recovery from damage and deprivation in

Russia• A dangerous outbreak of influenza• Recovery from trench warfare

• One postwar similarity between World Wars I and II was

• Extensive damage to Germany• Economic depression and inflation• Recovery from damage and deprivation in

Russia• A dangerous outbreak of influenza• Recovery from trench warfare

• . The Soviet satellite in post-WWII Easter Europe that seemed to exhibit the most independence was

• Czechoslavakia• Romania• Yugoslavia• Hungary• Poland

• . The Soviet satellite in post-WWII Easter Europe that seemed to exhibit the most independence was

• Czechoslavakia• Romania• Yugoslavia• Hungary• Poland

• Which of the following is an example of the revival of nationalist and ethnic tensions in Eastern Europe after the disintegration of the Soviet Union?

• The war between Chechnyans and Russians• The multisided war in Yugoslavia• The splitting up of Czechoslavakia• The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina• All of the above

• Which of the following is an example of the revival of nationalist and ethnic tensions in Eastern Europe after the disintegration of the Soviet Union?

• The war between Chechnyans and Russians• The multisided war in Yugoslavia• The splitting up of Czechoslavakia• The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina• All of the above

• . Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the two major trends that most affected life in Eastern Europe were

• The flourishing of individual liberty and democracy• The spread of corporate capitalism and a revival of religion• American isolationism and European integration• The revival of ethnic-nationalism and the advent of

globalization• A. widening gap in the distribution of wealth and increased

poverty

• . Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the two major trends that most affected life in Eastern Europe were

• The flourishing of individual liberty and democracy• The spread of corporate capitalism and a revival of religion• American isolationism and European integration• The revival of ethnic-nationalism and the advent of

globalization• A. widening gap in the distribution of wealth and increased

poverty

• The first Russian leader to discuss the “crimes” of Stalin was

• Brezhnev• Gorbachev• Yeltsin• Androdov• Khrushchev

• The first Russian leader to discuss the “crimes” of Stalin was

• Brezhnev• Gorbachev• Yeltsin• Androdov• Khrushchev

• . Following WWII, the Western European nation(s) that had a large Communist Party were

• Spain and France• Spain and Italy• France and Italy• Germany• Italy and the Netherlands

• . Following WWII, the Western European nation(s) that had a large Communist Party were

• Spain and France• Spain and Italy• France and Italy• Germany• Italy and the Netherlands

• The main focus of groups such as the neo-Nazis and noe-fascists has been

• African and Asian immigrants to Europe• Members of the Communist Party• Jews• Trade unions• Conservation of natural resources

• The main focus of groups such as the neo-Nazis and noe-fascists has been

• African and Asian immigrants to Europe• Members of the Communist Party• Jews• Trade unions• Conservation of natural resources

• The worldwide recession of the 1970s was made worse by

• A, the fear of nuclear war• The threat of communism• Islamic extremism • British rock music• Sharply rising oil prices

• The worldwide recession of the 1970s was made worse by

• A, the fear of nuclear war• The threat of communism• Islamic extremism • British rock music• Sharply rising oil prices

• . During the 1960s-1980s, a major source of income for Britain was

• The rock music industry • Textile manufacturing• Automobile production• Sugar refining• Tourism

• . During the 1960s-1980s, a major source of income for Britain was

• The rock music industry • Textile manufacturing• Automobile production• Sugar refining• Tourism

• . A major change that came to the UN Security Council in the 1970s was the

• Rescission of veto power• Expansion of the number of permanent

members• Replacement of Nationalist China with

Communist China• Domination of African nations• Domination of communist nations

• . A major change that came to the UN Security Council in the 1970s was the

• Rescission of veto power• Expansion of the number of permanent

members• Replacement of Nationalist China with

Communist China• Domination of African nations• Domination of communist nations

• Contributing to the retirement of Boris Yeltsin in Russia was/were

• Yeltsin’s poor health• The revolt in Chechnya• Yeletin’s alleged alcoholism• Russian financial problems• All of the above

• Contributing to the retirement of Boris Yeltsin in Russia was/were

• Yeltsin’s poor health• The revolt in Chechnya• Yeletin’s alleged alcoholism• Russian financial problems• All of the above

• A major cultural change in the lives of European women in the second half of the 20th century was

• The availability of reliable birth control• Equal opportunities for advanced education• Working outside the home at professional levels• The availability of labor saving household

appliances• All of the above

• A major cultural change in the lives of European women in the second half of the 20th century was

• The availability of reliable birth control• Equal opportunities for advanced education• Working outside the home at professional levels• The availability of labor saving household

appliances• All of the above

• The main change that came fro the 1991 Treaty of Maastricht was the

• Formation of the European Union• Inclusion of eastern European states in the Eu• Formation of NATO • Plans for a common European currency• Removal of international tariffs

• The main change that came fro the 1991 Treaty of Maastricht was the

• Formation of the European Union• Inclusion of eastern European states in the Eu• Formation of NATO • Plans for a common European currency• Removal of international tariffs

• The treatment of Alexander Solzhenitsyn illustrated the Soviet regime’s

• Preference for technocratic enterprise• Total immunity to pressure from the west• Insistence on absolute conformity• New, more democratic policies• Commitment to glasnost

• The treatment of Alexander Solzhenitsyn illustrated the Soviet regime’s

• Preference for technocratic enterprise• Total immunity to pressure from the west• Insistence on absolute conformity• New, more democratic policies• Commitment to glasnost

• French existentialism was based in the premise that • Life was essentially absurb• Life represented a Manichaean choice between

good and evil• American culture was destroying traditional

European life• There are absolute moral standards• A belief in God was essential for any system of

morality

• French existentialism was based in the premise that • Life was essentially absurb• Life represented a Manichaean choice between

good and evil• American culture was destroying traditional

European life• There are absolute moral standards• A belief in God was essential for any system of

morality

• Birtian economy in the three decades immediately following WWII was hampered by

• A huge debt that was owed to the US• Obsolete factories and low rates of investment

and savings• The failure of centralized planning• A poorly educated populace• Too great a reliance on imports

• Birtian economy in the three decades immediately following WWII was hampered by

• A huge debt that was owed to the US• Obsolete factories and low rates of investment

and savings• The failure of centralized planning• A poorly educated populace• Too great a reliance on imports

• The Arab oil empbargo of 1973 • Led to a dramatic upsurge in the use of alternative energy• Brought about increased tension among the countries of

the European Union• Led to the high inflation that undercut the economies of

Europe for the remainder of the decade• Had relatively little impact because fuel reserves

throughout Europe remained adequate• Brought about an East-West rapprochement as the

Eastern Bloc provided much need coal

• The Arab oil empbargo of 1973 • Led to a dramatic upsurge in the use of alternative energy• Brought about increased tension among the countries of

the European Union• Led to the high inflation that undercut the economies of

Europe for the remainder of the decade• Had relatively little impact because fuel reserves

throughout Europe remained adequate• Brought about an East-West rapprochement as the

Eastern Bloc provided much need coal

• The collapse of Communist rule throughout Eastern Europe occurred peacefully in all of the following countries EXCEPT

• Czechoslavakia• Bulgaria• East Germany• Romania • Hungary

• The collapse of Communist rule throughout Eastern Europe occurred peacefully in all of the following countries EXCEPT

• Czechoslavakia• Bulgaria• East Germany• Romania • Hungary

• . Charles de Gaulle encouraged France to develop its own nuclear force because

• He remained concerned about Soviet intentions• He wanted France to be considered a great power• He doubted America’s will to use its nuclear weapons

in times of war• The conflict in Indochina would hinge on whether the

French had nuclear weapons• The expense of a nuclear force allowed the French to

reduce the size of their conventional forces

• . Charles de Gaulle encouraged France to develop its own nuclear force because

• He remained concerned about Soviet intentions• He wanted France to be considered a great power• He doubted America’s will to use its nuclear weapons

in times of war• The conflict in Indochina would hinge on whether the

French had nuclear weapons• The expense of a nuclear force allowed the French to

reduce the size of their conventional forces

• . In the immediate post-WWII period, most Western European states

• Continued to limit their spending on social service programs

• Expanded social services only for the poor and elderly • Began to scale back on the more generous entitlement

programs• Greatly expanded their social service programs for all their

citizens• Focused on industrial expansion at the expense of social

spending

• . In the immediate post-WWII period, most Western European states

• Continued to limit their spending on social service programs

• Expanded social services only for the poor and elderly • Began to scale back on the more generous entitlement

programs• Greatly expanded their social service programs for all their

citizens• Focused on industrial expansion at the expense of social

spending

• In the 1970s, one of the biggest threats facing the Italian government was the

• Escalation of political terrorism• Collapse of the lire• Reemergence of fascism as a political force • Increasing strength of the Italian Communist

Party• Inability to increase industrial output

• In the 1970s, one of the biggest threats facing the Italian government was the

• Escalation of political terrorism• Collapse of the lire• Reemergence of fascism as a political force • Increasing strength of the Italian Communist

Party• Inability to increase industrial output

• Following the Conservative Party victory in 1979, the process began in in Great Britain of

• Ending the National Health Service• Once again using gold to back up the British

pound• Trying to loosen some of the ties with the US• Selling off many nationalized industries• Trying to revive certain declining industries

• Following the Conservative Party victory in 1979, the process began in in Great Britain of

• Ending the National Health Service• Once again using gold to back up the British

pound• Trying to loosen some of the ties with the US• Selling off many nationalized industries• Trying to revive certain declining industries

• German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigned in 1974 after it was revealed that

• He had failed to acknowledge his Nazi past• His political party had received political funding

form the American CIA• The West German economic miracle was

fundamentally flawed • One of his aides was a spy for the East Germans • He was hiding a serious illness

• German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigned in 1974 after it was revealed that

• He had failed to acknowledge his Nazi past• His political party had received political funding

form the American CIA• The West German economic miracle was

fundamentally flawed • One of his aides was a spy for the East Germans • He was hiding a serious illness

• The formation fo the Northern League in the early 1990s is a reflection of

• The continuing strength of fascism in Italy• The failure of Italian governments to deal with

substantive issues• The strength of separatist tendencies in Italy• The continuing political legacy of Garibaldi• e. Northern Italy’s declining economic influence

within the Italian Repub

• The formation fo the Northern League in the early 1990s is a reflection of

• The continuing strength of fascism in Italy• The failure of Italian governments to deal with

substantive issues• The strength of separatist tendencies in Italy• The continuing political legacy of Garibaldi• e. Northern Italy’s declining economic influence

within the Italian Repub

• . Following the death of France in 1975, Spain evolved into a

• republic• constitutional monarchy• military dictatorship• communist state• group of autonomous regions

• . Following the death of France in 1975, Spain evolved into a

• republic• constitutional monarchy• military dictatorship• communist state• group of autonomous regions

• The collapse of the Communist regime in Czechoslavakia was deemed a “Velvet Revolution” because

• it occurred without warning• Czech intellectuals wore velvet strips on their

sleaves to symbolize their opposition to the state• It occurred without violence• It brought about limited changes• The old Communist elite remained in control

• The collapse of the Communist regime in Czechoslavakia was deemed a “Velvet Revolution” because

• it occurred without warning• Czech intellectuals wore velvet strips on their

sleaves to symbolize their opposition to the state• It occurred without violence• It brought about limited changes• The old Communist elite remained in control

• . In the 1990s, governments across Western Europe began to reassess

• Their over-reliance on imported oil• Their commitment to NATO• Their commitment to the Common Market• Their need for economic assistance from the US• Their commitment to providing cradle-to-grave

social services

• . In the 1990s, governments across Western Europe began to reassess

• Their over-reliance on imported oil• Their commitment to NATO• Their commitment to the Common Market• Their need for economic assistance from the US• Their commitment to providing cradle-to-grave

social services

• Italy’s “economic miracle” of the 1950s and 1960s

• Were not based on exports• Made the nation reluctant to join the European

Economic Community(EEC)• Led to the control of inflation• Was mirrored by an increase in governmental

efficiency• Did not bring prosperity to the South

• Italy’s “economic miracle” of the 1950s and 1960s

• Were not based on exports• Made the nation reluctant to join the European

Economic Community(EEC)• Led to the control of inflation• Was mirrored by an increase in governmental

efficiency• Did not bring prosperity to the South

• . Which of the following best describes the attitude of the French toward nuclear weapon development in the period following WWII

• The felt protected by the American nuclear weapon umbrella• They committed themselves to the creation of their own small

independent nuclear arsenal • They researched but never developed nuclear weapons• They joined with Third World nations and worked toward the

banning of nuclear weapons• They were committed to matching the Russian nuclear arsenal

• . Which of the following best describes the attitude of the French toward nuclear weapon development in the period following WWII

• The felt protected by the American nuclear weapon umbrella• They committed themselves to the creation of their own small

independent nuclear arsenal • They researched but never developed nuclear weapons• They joined with Third World nations and worked toward the

banning of nuclear weapons• They were committed to matching the Russian nuclear arsenal

• . In the early 1950s, the French government tired to • Ban the use of “Americanism” like le week end • Ban the importation of Coca-Cola for the fear it would

damage the French wine industry• Stop stores from using any language other than French

in their store windows• Ban the importation of American dairy products such

as Velveeta• Ban all British products form French stores unless they

could be reinspected for contaminants

• . In the early 1950s, the French government tired to • Ban the use of “Americanism” like le week end • Ban the importation of Coca-Cola for the fear it would

damage the French wine industry• Stop stores from using any language other than French

in their store windows• Ban the importation of American dairy products such

as Velveeta• Ban all British products form French stores unless they

could be reinspected for contaminants

• The main difficulty related to the reunification of Germany in the late 20th century was the

• Disagreement over the form of government• Destruction of the Berlin Wall• Poverty and lack of development of East

Germany• Religious division• Presence of American military bases

• The main difficulty related to the reunification of Germany in the late 20th century was the

• Disagreement over the form of government• Destruction of the Berlin Wall• Poverty and lack of development of East

Germany• Religious division• Presence of American military bases

• Soviet and Western wartime cooperation had already degenerated into serious tensions at the Potsdam Conference in July 1945 because

• Harry S. Truman, who had succeeded to the presidency after the death of Roosevelt in April, plainly expressed his dislike of Stalin

• Winston Churchill had strained relations with his dislike of Stalin• The Soviets had reneged on their promise to enter the war

against Japan • Stalin reneged on his promise to allow free elections in Soviet

occupied Eastern Europe• The US A-Bomb attacks on japan had intimidated the Soviets

• Soviet and Western wartime cooperation had already degenerated into serious tensions at the Potsdam Conference in July 1945 because

• Harry S. Truman, who had succeeded to the presidency after the death of Roosevelt in April, plainly expressed his dislike of Stalin

• Winston Churchill had strained relations with his dislike of Stalin• The Soviets had reneged on their promise to enter the war

against Japan • Stalin reneged on his promise to allow free elections in Soviet

occupied Eastern Europe• The US A-Bomb attacks on japan had intimidated the Soviets

• The phrase “Iron Curtain” used by Winston Churchill in his 1946 speech at Fulton, Missouri, refers to

• The security measures employed by Stalin’s bodyguards

• The Berlin Wall• Stalin’s policy of holding firm in negotiations with

the West • The Kremlin’s veil of secrecy• Soviet domination of Eastern Europe

• The phrase “Iron Curtain” used by Winston Churchill in his 1946 speech at Fulton, Missouri, refers to

• The security measures employed by Stalin’s bodyguards

• The Berlin Wall• Stalin’s policy of holding firm in negotiations with

the West • The Kremlin’s veil of secrecy• Soviet domination of Eastern Europe

• Mikhail Gorbachev’s attempt to “restructure” Soviet society and its economy was known as

• Socialism in one country• Socialism with a human face• Glasnost• Perestroika• The New Economic Plan

• Mikhail Gorbachev’s attempt to “restructure” Soviet society and its economy was known as

• Socialism in one country• Socialism with a human face• Glasnost• Perestroika• The New Economic Plan

• . Under a NATO agreement, Germany was not allowed to

• Rebuild its army• Join NATO• Participate in the Common Market• Have military bases on its soil • Develop nuclear weapons

• . Under a NATO agreement, Germany was not allowed to

• Rebuild its army• Join NATO• Participate in the Common Market• Have military bases on its soil • Develop nuclear weapons

• . The formation of the Warsaw Pact in 1955 was a sign that

• War was believed to be imminent on the continent• The Soviet Union saw great military potential in

the nations of Eastern Europe• The Berlin Wall was ineffective• The Soviet Union was concerned about the advent

of NATO in 1949• The Soviet Union viewed the US with disdain

• . The formation of the Warsaw Pact in 1955 was a sign that

• War was believed to be imminent on the continent• The Soviet Union saw great military potential in

the nations of Eastern Europe• The Berlin Wall was ineffective• The Soviet Union was concerned about the advent

of NATO in 1949• The Soviet Union viewed the US with disdain

• The Warsaw Pact was a(n)• Military alliance of the USSRs satellites in Eastern

Europe• Declaration that the Soviet Union would intervene in

any satellite country if communism were threatened • American offer of economic aid after WWII• Alliance of Eastern Europe against the USSR• Secret, anticommunist organization in Eastern

Europe

• The Warsaw Pact was a(n)• Military alliance of the USSRs satellites in Eastern

Europe• Declaration that the Soviet Union would intervene in

any satellite country if communism were threatened • American offer of economic aid after WWII• Alliance of Eastern Europe against the USSR• Secret, anticommunist organization in Eastern

Europe

• The Warsaw Pact • Was a military alliance among the countries of eastern

Europe• Formed a military alliance between Poland and Russia• Offered economic assistance to the countries of Eastern

Europe• Was a military alliance between the US and Western

European powers• Offered military and economic aid to countries

threatened by communist takeover

• The Warsaw Pact • Was a military alliance among the countries of eastern

Europe• Formed a military alliance between Poland and Russia• Offered economic assistance to the countries of Eastern

Europe• Was a military alliance between the US and Western

European powers• Offered military and economic aid to countries

threatened by communist takeover

• The military alliance between communist countries in Eastern Europe after WWII was known as

• The Warsaw Pact • The Truman Doctrine• The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance• The Marshall Plan• NATO

• The military alliance between communist countries in Eastern Europe after WWII was known as

• The Warsaw Pact • The Truman Doctrine• The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance• The Marshall Plan• NATO

• Under a NATO agreement, Germany was not allowed to

• Rebuild its army• Join NATO• Participate in the Common Market• Have military bases on its soil • Develop nuclear weapons

• Under a NATO agreement, Germany was not allowed to

• Rebuild its army• Join NATO• Participate in the Common Market• Have military bases on its soil • Develop nuclear weapons

• . Mikhail Gorbachev’s attempt to “restructure” Soviet society and its economy was known as

• Socialism in one country• Socialism with a human face• Glasnost• Perestroika• The New Economic Plan

• . Mikhail Gorbachev’s attempt to “restructure” Soviet society and its economy was known as

• Socialism in one country• Socialism with a human face• Glasnost• Perestroika• The New Economic Plan

• . IIn the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev instituted perestroika, which was a

• Tightening of Soviet control • Re-Sovietization of Chechnya• Return to strict Leninism• Loosening of the Soviet economic and political

structure• New freedom of expression and openness in

government

• . IIn the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev instituted perestroika, which was a

• Tightening of Soviet control • Re-Sovietization of Chechnya• Return to strict Leninism• Loosening of the Soviet economic and political

structure• New freedom of expression and openness in

government

• Slobadan Milosevic was put on trial at the World Court in The Hague for

• Using poison gas against the Kurds• Practicing ethnic cleansing against Muslims in

Kosovo• Deliberately splitting up Yugoslavia• Bombing Serbia• Plotting with the hard-line communists

• Slobadan Milosevic was put on trial at the World Court in The Hague for

• Using poison gas against the Kurds• Practicing ethnic cleansing against Muslims in

Kosovo• Deliberately splitting up Yugoslavia• Bombing Serbia• Plotting with the hard-line communists

• The term Détente refers to • The efforts of Czechoslavakaia communists to reform their society in

1968• The post WWII division of Europe into a West of US-backed Western

powers and an East dominated by the Soviet Union• The 51-member international organization created to promote

international organization created to promote international peace and cooperation

• The US mission to fly supplies into West Berlin in response to a Soviet shutdown of supply lines

•A period of US-Soviet relations characterized by a number of nuclear test-ban treaties and arms-limitation talks

• The term Détente refers to • The efforts of Czechoslavakaia communists to reform their society in

1968• The post WWII division of Europe into a West of US-backed Western

powers and an East dominated by the Soviet Union• The 51-member international organization created to promote

international organization created to promote international peace and cooperation

• The US mission to fly supplies into West Berlin in response to a Soviet shutdown of supply lines

•A period of US-Soviet relations characterized by a number of nuclear test-ban treaties and arms-limitation talks

• German unification in October 1990• Occurred with remarkably few problems since the West

Germans had planned for this moment for decades• Was achieved at an economic cost far higher than

expected • Led to renewed calls to redraw the postwar boundaries

of Germany and its Eastern European neighbors• Was secretly opposed by the US• Was strongly opposed by the French

• German unification in October 1990• Occurred with remarkably few problems since the West

Germans had planned for this moment for decades• Was achieved at an economic cost far higher than

expected • Led to renewed calls to redraw the postwar boundaries

of Germany and its Eastern European neighbors• Was secretly opposed by the US• Was strongly opposed by the French

• Yugoslavia in the 1990s differed from Yugoslavia in the 1960s n all of te following ways EXCEPT

• Yugoslavia broke up into separate nations• Milosevic practiced ethnic cleansing against the

Muslims in Bosnia and Kosovo• Civil war waged• Yugoslavia no longer answered to the Soviet Union•

Tito’s presence no loner prevailed

• Yugoslavia in the 1990s differed from Yugoslavia in the 1960s n all of te following ways EXCEPT

• Yugoslavia broke up into separate nations• Milosevic practiced ethnic cleansing against the

Muslims in Bosnia and Kosovo• Civil war waged• Yugoslavia no longer answered to the Soviet Union•

Tito’s presence no loner prevailed