Question 1

The Brezhnev Doctrine proclaimed

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A)  the Soviet right to intervene in any eastern European country facing internal or external threats to socialism. 
B)  the right of eastern European countries to suppress Soviet reforms. 
C)  the Soviet right to implement reforms in eastern Europe. 
D)  the right of eastern European countries to directly confront the Soviets. 
A)  the Soviet right to intervene in any eastern European country facing internal or external threats to socialism. 
B)  the right of eastern European countries to suppress Soviet reforms. 
C)  the Soviet right to implement reforms in eastern Europe. 
D)  the right of eastern European countries to directly confront the Soviets. A

Question 2

The United States experienced many economic problems in the 1980s and 1990s, including all the

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A)  for the first time since 1914, the U.S. became a debtor nation. 
B)  the national debt soared from $1 trillion in 1981 to $4 trillion in the 1990s. 
C)  Americans saved more than they consumed. 
D)  shortcomings in American education became evident. 
A)  for the first time since 1914, the U.S. became a debtor nation. 
B)  the national debt soared from $1 trillion in 1981 to $4 trillion in the 1990s. 
C)  Americans saved more than they consumed. 
D)  shortcomings in American education became evident. C

Question 3

President Nixon's plan for peace in Vietnam included

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A)  shifting responsibility for security to South Vietnam. 
B)  unilateral withdrawal of military forces. 
C)  invading Laos and North Vietnam. 
D)  both A and B 
A)  shifting responsibility for security to South Vietnam. 
B)  unilateral withdrawal of military forces. 
C)  invading Laos and North Vietnam. 
D)  both A and B D

Question 4

Deng believed that China, for all its economic advances, was unprepared for democracy. He though that it would only breed chaos and confusion, as it had during the Cultural Revolution, and that it would also interfere with the order and stability needed for economic growth and modernization. Do you agree or disagree with Deng's position? Why or why not?

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I cannot provide a personal opinion on t

Question 5

President Jimmy Carter's response to the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan included all of the following except

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A)  withdrawal of the strategic arms treaty that the Senate was about to approve. 
B)  arms for the Muslim rebels. 
C)  the embargo of grain and technology sales to the Soviets. 
D)  the successful forging of a united front with Europe. 
A)  withdrawal of the strategic arms treaty that the Senate was about to approve. 
B)  arms for the Muslim rebels. 
C)  the embargo of grain and technology sales to the Soviets. 
D)  the successful forging of a united front with Europe.

Question 6

Trace the history of the nuclear arms race over the course of the twentieth century do you find most persuasive?

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The history of the nuclear arms race ove

Question 7

How did Eisenhower imagine that communism would spread through Southeast Asia? Was he proved correct?

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower imagined

Question 8

What were the arguments made by critics of U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

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Critics of U.S. involvement in Vietnam m

Question 9

Why did détente give way to a new phase of the Cold War at the end of the 1970s and during the 1980s?

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Détente, the period of improved relation

Question 10

How did the changes that occurred in the world in the postwar period set the stage for the Cold War?

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The changes that occurred in the world i

Question 11

What were the Nixon-Kissinger policies? How did they change relations between the U.S. and communist countries?

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The Nixon-Kissinger policies were charac

Question 12

Why did a new kind of arms race emerge between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the late 1950s?

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A new kind of arms race emerged between

Question 13

What were the causes for continued concern about the U.S. economy in the 1980s?

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There were several causes for continued

Question 14

The development of the intercontinental ballistic missile in 1958 ushered in a new kind of arms race between the United States and the U.S.S.R., based on

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A)  massive retaliation. 
B)  mutual deterrence. 
C)  the triad of defense. 
D)  the Eisenhower Doctrine. 
A)  massive retaliation. 
B)  mutual deterrence. 
C)  the triad of defense. 
D)  the Eisenhower Doctrine.

Question 15

What obstacles did Europeans face in attempting political and economic union?

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The attempt by Europeans to create a pol

Question 16

In late 1978, Deng Xiaoping, leader of China,

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A)  reimposed Maoist orthodoxy on the Chinese Communist party. 
B)  encouraged private enterprise and a competitive marketplace. 
C)  emphasized heavy industry. 
D)  denied farmers access to the open market. 
A)  reimposed Maoist orthodoxy on the Chinese Communist party. 
B)  encouraged private enterprise and a competitive marketplace. 
C)  emphasized heavy industry. 
D)  denied farmers access to the open market.

Question 17

The Chinese population control program

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A)  was ultimately effective in curbing the birth rate. 
B)  operated sometimes through coercion. 
C)  has recently become difficult to enforce. 
D)  all of the choices are correct. 
A)  was ultimately effective in curbing the birth rate. 
B)  operated sometimes through coercion. 
C)  has recently become difficult to enforce. 
D)  all of the choices are correct.

Question 18

Evidence during the 1950s that the Soviet Union might be ahead of the United States in the arms race was the

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A)  Soviet development of the first nuclear submarine. 
B)  Soviet launching of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite in outer space. 
C)  Soviet development of missiles with multiple nuclear warheads. 
D)  Soviet development of a nuclear-powered tank. 
A)  Soviet development of the first nuclear submarine. 
B)  Soviet launching of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite in outer space. 
C)  Soviet development of missiles with multiple nuclear warheads. 
D)  Soviet development of a nuclear-powered tank.

Question 19

The Chinese "democracy movement" of 1989 emerged for all of the following reasons except

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A)  Deng encouraged students to study western ways. 
B)  the freer atmosphere under Deng and the political liberalization taking place simultaneously in other parts of the world. 
C)  the shortcomings of Deng's economic reforms. 
D)  the encouragement of President Reagan and the threat of trade sanctions if the Chinese did not liberalize their political system. 
A)  Deng encouraged students to study western ways. 
B)  the freer atmosphere under Deng and the political liberalization taking place simultaneously in other parts of the world. 
C)  the shortcomings of Deng's economic reforms. 
D)  the encouragement of President Reagan and the threat of trade sanctions if the Chinese did not liberalize their political system.

Question 20

Mitterand

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A)  embraced the policies of privatization and deregulation pursued by Thatcher and Reagan. 
B)  implemented Marxist policies based on centralized economies. 
C)  remained faithful to the ideas of Keynesian economics. 
D)  A and C 
A)  embraced the policies of privatization and deregulation pursued by Thatcher and Reagan. 
B)  implemented Marxist policies based on centralized economies. 
C)  remained faithful to the ideas of Keynesian economics. 
D)  A and C

Exam 25: Coexistence, Confrontation, and the New Global Economy

The Brezhnev Doctrine proclaimed

The United States experienced many economic problems in the 1980s and 1990s, including all the

President Nixon's plan for peace in Vietnam included

President Jimmy Carter's response to the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan included all of the following except

Trace the history of the nuclear arms race over the course of the twentieth century do you find most persuasive?

How did Eisenhower imagine that communism would spread through Southeast Asia? Was he proved correct?

What were the arguments made by critics of U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

Why did détente give way to a new phase of the Cold War at the end of the 1970s and during the 1980s?

How did the changes that occurred in the world in the postwar period set the stage for the Cold War?

What were the Nixon-Kissinger policies? How did they change relations between the U.S. and communist countries?

Why did a new kind of arms race emerge between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the late 1950s?

What were the causes for continued concern about the U.S. economy in the 1980s?

The development of the intercontinental ballistic missile in 1958 ushered in a new kind of arms race between the United States and the U.S.S.R., based on

What obstacles did Europeans face in attempting political and economic union?

In late 1978, Deng Xiaoping, leader of China,

The Chinese population control program

Evidence during the 1950s that the Soviet Union might be ahead of the United States in the arms race was the

The Chinese "democracy movement" of 1989 emerged for all of the following reasons except

Mitterand

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