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Chapter 30Cold War Conflicts and Social Transformations,
1945–1985
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Question
The liberalization of the Soviet Union wasknown as
a) neocolonialism.
b) re-Stalinization.
c) decolonization.
d) de-Stalinization.
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Answer
The liberalization of the Soviet Union wasknown as
a) neocolonialism.
b) re-Stalinization.
c) decolonization.
d) de-Stalinization. (correct)
Hint: See page 996.
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Question
The 1968 revolt in France that threatened Charles de Gaulle’s government was started by
a) industrial workers.
b) the Communist party.
c) university students.
d) peasants.
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Answer
The 1968 revolt in France that threatened Charles de Gaulle’s government was started by
a) industrial workers.
b) the Communist party.
c) university students. (correct)
d) peasants.
Hint: See page 1006.
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Question
Which of the following was NOT one of the“Big Three”?
a) Benito Mussolini
b) Franklin Roosevelt
c) Joseph Stalin
d) Winston Churchill
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Answer
Which of the following was NOT one of the“Big Three”?
a) Benito Mussolini (correct)
b) Franklin Roosevelt
c) Joseph Stalin
d) Winston Churchill
Hint: See page 982.
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Question
Which of the following countries developed itsown nuclear weapons and withdrew its forcesfrom NATO?
a) Belgium
b) West Germany
c) Italy
d) France
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Answer
Which of the following countries developed itsown nuclear weapons and withdrew its forcesfrom NATO?
a) Belgium
b) West Germany
c) Italy
d) France (correct)
Hint: See page 989.
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Question
The Final Act of the Helsinki Conference in 1975 was signed by all European nations EXCEPT
a) Norway.
b) Albania.
c) Ukraine.
d) Bosnia.
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Answer
The Final Act of the Helsinki Conference in 1975 was signed by all European nations EXCEPT
a) Norway.
b) Albania. (correct)
c) Ukraine.
d) Bosnia.
Hint: See page 1008.
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Question
Economic aid to Europe after the war came through the
a) Vatican Accords.
b) Yalta Agreement.
c) Marshall Plan.
d) Five-Year Plan.
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Answer
Economic aid to Europe after the war came through the
a) Vatican Accords.
b) Yalta Agreement.
c) Marshall Plan. (correct)
d) Five-Year Plan.
Hint: See page 984.
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Question
The only Eastern European communist country able to resist Soviet domination successfully was
a) Poland.
b) Yugoslavia.
c) East Germany.
d) Ukraine.
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Answer
The only Eastern European communist country able to resist Soviet domination successfully was
a) Poland.
b) Yugoslavia. (correct)
c) East Germany.
d) Ukraine.
Hint: See page 996.
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Question
The United States experienced oil shocks in ________ and ________.
a) 1971; 1976
b) 1975; 1982
c) 1973; 1979
d) 1979; 1982
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Answer
The United States experienced oil shocks in ________ and ________.
a) 1971; 1976
b) 1975; 1982
c) 1973; 1979 (correct)
d) 1979; 1982
Hint: See pages 1010–1011.
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Question
The country that took the lead in Big Science after World War II was
a) the Soviet Union.
b) Germany.
c) the United States.
d) Britain.
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Answer
The country that took the lead in Big Science after World War II was
a) the Soviet Union.
b) Germany.
c) the United States. (correct)
d) Britain.
Hint: See page 1000.
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Question
In Italy, the leading political party in the immediate postwar elections was the
a) Communists.
b) Catholic Centrists.
c) Socialists.
d) Christian Democrats.
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Answer
In Italy, the leading political party in the immediate postwar elections was the
a) Communists.
b) Catholic Centrists.
c) Socialists.
d) Christian Democrats. (correct)
Hint: See page 987.