Deck 21: The Collapse and Recovery of Europe, 1914-1970s

Question 1

What gains did women make in the 1920s under communist rule in Russia?

Answer 1

Answer would ideally include:
•Women received full legal and political equality with men.
•Marriage became a civil procedure among freely consenting adults.
•Divorce was legalized and made easier, as was abortion.
•Illegitimacy was abolished.
•Women no longer had to take their husbands' surnames.
•Pregnancy leave for employed women was mandated.
•Women were actively mobilized as workers in the country's drive to industrialize.
•The Communist Party set up a special organization called Zhenotdel (Women's Department), whose radical leaders, all women, pushed a decidedly feminist agenda in the 1920s by organizing conferences for women, training women to run day-care centers and medical clinics, publishing newspapers and magazines aimed at a female audience, providing literacy and prenatal classes, and encouraging Muslim women to take off their veils.

Question 2

After seizing power in Russia and China, what initiatives did the communist governments in those countries undertake to construct socialist societies?

Answer 2

Answer would ideally include:
•The communist regimes in both nations worked to modernize and industrialize their societies.
•They launched frontal attacks on long-standing inequalities of class and gender.
•They promoted cultural values of selflessness and collectivism that could support a socialist society.
•They created political systems dominated by the Communist Party, and promoted the Communist Party's penetration of all levels of society in ways that some Western scholars have called totalitarian.
•In each country, the state controlled almost the entire economy.
•They ensured that the arts, education, and the media conformed to approved ways of thinking.
•They controlled mass organizations for women, workers, students, and various professional groups.

Question 3

In what respects did communism become a global phenomenon in the second half of the twentieth century?

Answer 3

Answer would ideally include:
• By the 1970s, almost one-third of the world's population lived under communist rule, with communist states in the Soviet Union, China, Eastern Europe, Mongolia, North Korea, mainland Southeast Asia, Cuba, and Afghanistan.
• Communist parties held political influence in Greece, France, and Italy.
• Fear of the spread of communism led to McCarthyism in the United States.
• Communist movements were viewed as a threat in the Philippines, Malaya, Indonesia, Bolivia, and Peru.
• Several African states in the 1970s were influenced by Marxism and aligned with the Soviet Union.
• The Warsaw Pact and the Comintern represented the institutionalization of global communism.

Question 4

What did the Russian and Chinese revolutions share in common with the French Revolution?

A) A commitment to Marxist ideology
B) A focus on promoting the interests of the middle class
C) A nostalgia for the cultural traditions of the past
D) A vision of the good society in a modernizing future

Question 5

In contrast to Russia, the communist revolution in China

A) faced a weaker foe in their rival, the Guomindang.
B) was completed within a year but collapsed in a decade.
C) focused on building peasant support in the countryside.
D) explicitly rejected the ideas of Karl Marx and V. Lenin.

Question 6

In the poster in Source 21.1, which of the following is attacked as a feature of the "Old World"?

A) Collectivization
B) Revolution
C) Communism
D) Buddhism

Question 7

Compare and contrast the Soviet Terror of the late 1930s and the Chinese Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s.

Question 8

What does the poster in Source 21.3 suggest about how the Chinese state under the leadership of Mao Zedong sought to achieve gender equality?

A) By encouraging women to be good wives and wise mothers
B) By expanding educational opportunities for women
C) By placing women in top leadership positions
D) By having women engage in the same work as men

Question 9

How did Russian and Chinese communist revolutionaries adapt Marxist ideas to suit the unique conditions of their countries?

Question 10

Which of the following made modernization more difficult in China than in Russia?

A) The abundance of fertile land in China
B) The larger population in China
C) The Chinese Communist Party's lack of support in the countryside
D) The Chinese Communist Party's lack of administrative and governing experience

Question 11

Which of the following reflects aspects of the Chinese Communist Party's strategy on its revolutionary path to power?

A) Administrative reform and urban planning
B) War socialism and trench warfare
C) Land reform and guerrilla warfare
D) Labor strikes and trade unions

Question 12

How did communism come to Eastern Europe?

Question 13

Which of the following was a feature common in both Soviet and Chinese policies toward women?

A) They defined women's place firmly in the home.
B) They directly attacked male domination within the family.
C) They were largely state-directed.
D) They originated in grassroots movements.

Question 14

What were the key initiatives undertaken by the Chinese government under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping?

Question 15

Compare and contrast the Soviet and Chinese reforms in the 1980s and 1990s.

Question 16

How was the cold war fought?

Question 17

In what respect was the communist experiment in the twentieth century a failure?

Question 18

In Sources 21.1 and 21.4, which color is associated with the new society created by the communist revolution in China?

A) Black
B) White
C) Red
D) Green

Question 19

In the poster in Source 21.4, the red books in the hands of the people in the crowd contained quotations from

A) Karl Marx.
B) Mao Zedong.
C) Deng Xiaoping.
D) Joseph Stalin.

Question 20

The poster in Source 21.2 depicts how the Great Leap Forward overcame which of the following?

A) The divide between agriculture and industry
B) The gap between the wealthy and the impoverished
C) The inequalities between men and women
D) The conflict between communism and capitalism

Question 21

Which of the following contributed to American global influence in the decades following World War II?

A) The absorption of European colonies within the American sphere of influence
B) The ideological differences and political rivalry among European states
C) The failure of other countries to break the American monopoly on oil
D) A productive economy in a country untouched by the destruction of war

Question 22

Which of the following was a feature of most communist states?

A) Market economies operating free of state control
B) Corporate control of the arts, education, and the media
C) Civil societies that functioned independently
D) Mass organizations controlled by the Communist Party

Question 23

Which of the following refers to the military alliance that united the Soviet Union with Eastern European communist states against Western capitalist countries during the cold war?

A) The Warsaw Pact
B) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
C) Treaty of Friendship
D) Communist International

Question 24

Which of the following describes relations among those countries controlled by communist parties?

A) Peaceful and open cooperation strengthened the ties of friendship.
B) Divisive conflict undermined any sense of communist solidarity.
C) They were a monolithic force firmly under Soviet control.
D) They united in common opposition to global capitalism.

Question 25

What was the end result of Mao's two great campaigns-the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution?

A) The replacement of the Communist Party as the governing body in the country by the military
B) The death and ruin of tens of millions, and the widespread discrediting of communism
C) China's parity with the United States in terms of industrial production
D) The rejection of Karl Marx's ideas in favor of free market capitalism

Question 26

Which of the following events in China was most similar to the search for "enemies of the people" in the Soviet Terror of the late 1930s?

A) The Great Leap Forward
B) The Cultural Revolution
C) The Tiananmen Incident
D) The "speak bitterness meetings"

Question 27

How did the cold war affect countries emerging from colonial rule in the second half of the twentieth century?

A) Both the United States and the Soviet Union gave them military and economic aid in the hope of gaining their support.
B) The majority of them were absorbed into a largely voluntary American sphere of influence.
C) The majority found themselves unable to escape from the military-backed Soviet sphere of influence.
D) They found themselves being used as pawns in the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Question 28

What effect did the Soviet policy of glasnost have on the communist countries in Eastern Europe?

A) It deepened widespread feelings of political apathy and public cynicism.
B) It sparked demonstrations that toppled the communist states in Eastern Europe.
C) It granted Eastern European states greater autonomy from Soviet control.
D) It suppressed anticommunist movements and confirmed communism as the dominant ideology.

Question 29

In what respect did the communist movements in the twentieth century depart from Marxist theory?

A) They occurred in societies with democratic political systems.
B) They occurred in societies with capitalist economies.
C) They occurred in highly industrialized societies.
D) They occurred in largely agrarian societies.

Question 30

What was the result of the reforms instituted under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping in China in the 1980s?

A) Economic stagnation, social upheaval, and famine
B) A competitive multiparty electoral system
C) Rapid economic growth based on capitalist models
D) The collapse of the Chinese Communist Party

Question 31

Refer to Map 21.3 in the textbook. Which of these countries belonged to neither NATO nor the Warsaw Pact?

A) Norway
B) Portugal
C) Czechoslovakia
D) Ireland

Question 32

What did the different expressions of global communism in the twentieth century share in common?

A) A militant nationalism that emphasized isolationism
B) A stateless society without private property
C) A common ideology derived from European Marxism
D) A commitment to reform through peaceful and democratic means

Question 33

Which of the following was a criticism of the Soviet model of industrialization made by Chinese leaders in the mid-1950s?

A) It privileged villages at the expense of cities.
B) It placed too much emphasis on market forces.
C) It failed to prioritize light and heavy industry.
D) It promoted individualistic and careerist values.

Question 34

Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Russian Revolution?

A) The class struggle between the urban poor and the impoverished peasantry
B) The inability of the newly established soviets to speak for ordinary people
C) The popularity of the Romanov dynasty
D) The pressures of World War I

Question 35

Which of the following contributed to the failure of Soviet reforms to strengthen socialism and revive a stagnant economy?

A) The planned economy was dismantled before a functioning market-based system could emerge.
B) The combination of nationalism, consumerism, and tradition created a strange and troubled hybrid.
C) The government adamantly refused to abandon communist economic policies.
D) The Soviet Communist Party would not relinquish its political monopoly or promote democracy.

Question 36

In contrast to China, the collectivization of agriculture in the Soviet Union

A) was marked by extensive violence and the execution or deportation of wealthier peasants.
B) featured "speak bitterness meetings" at which peasants confronted and humiliated landlords.
C) was centered on huge people's communes created during the Great Leap Forward.
D) was impeded by the age-old deference that peasants traditionally had rendered to their social superiors.

Question 37

Which of the following contributed to the Bolsheviks' victory in the Russian civil war?

A) The divisions among their opponents
B) The end of World War I
C) The financial backing of Japan
D) The support of non-Russian nationalities

Question 38

Which of the following reflects a consequence of the policy of glasnost in the Soviet Union not intended by the leadership in Moscow?

A) Leaders of nationalist movements accused the Soviet leadership of treating non-Russian areas as colonies to be exploited.
B) Private entrepreneurial activity reinvigorated the stagnant Soviet economy and resulted in an industrial revolution.
C) The aging conservative establishment of the Soviet Communist Party was strengthened by strong popular support.
D) The Soviet model of communism gained worldwide acceptance and was adopted by even noncommunist countries.

Question 39

Which of the following was a value emphasized in the socialist modernity of communist states?

A) Materialism
B) Individualism
C) Equality
D) Tolerance

Question 40

Which of the following promises made by the Bolsheviks resonated with the majority of the Russian population in 1917?

A) Victory in war
B) Worker control of factories
C) Programs aimed at Russification
D) Abdication of the tsar

Question 41

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
Process of rural reform undertaken by the communist leadership of both the USSR and China in which private property rights were abolished and peasants were forced onto larger and more industrialized farms to work and share the proceeds as a community rather than as individuals.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 42

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
Bold economic program launched in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev with the intention of freeing up Soviet industry and businesses.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 43

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
A massive campaign launched by Mao Zedong in the mid-1960s to combat the capitalist tendencies that he believed reached into even the highest ranks of the Communist Party.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 44

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
Euphemistic expression for the often forcible transformation of society when a communist regime came to power in a state.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 45

Which of the following occurred in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of communism?

A) The disintegration of the European Union, League of Nations, and NATO
B) The emergence of the U.S. dollar as the international currency
C) The establishment of English as a global language in international discourse
D) Open conflict among different ethnic groups living within the same state

Question 46

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
A massive attempt in the 1930s to cleanse the Soviet Union of supposed "enemies of the people"; nearly a million people were executed between 1936 and 1941, and 4 million or 5 million more were sentenced to forced labor in the gulag.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 47

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
The Chinese Nationalist Party led by Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until its overthrow by the communists in 1949.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 48

In the twenty-first century, international tensions born of communism remain in

A) West Africa and the South Pacific.
B) East Asia and the Caribbean.
C) Eastern Europe and Latin America.
D) Southeast Asia and India.

Question 49

Which of the following countries was an arena for a hot war between Soviet-backed communist forces and U.S.-backed resistance forces?

A) Japan
B) Cambodia
C) Afghanistan
D) Yugoslavia

Question 50

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
Russian revolutionary party led by Vladimir Lenin and later renamed the Communist Party.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 51

Which of the following was a feature of both Soviet and Chinese reforms in the 1980s and 1990s?

A) Promoting democracy through competitive elections
B) Introducing ration coupons to control the black market
C) Welcoming foreign investment in joint enterprises
D) Granting independence to labor unions and political parties

Question 52

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
Leader of China from 1976 to 1997 whose reforms essentially dismantled the communist elements of the Chinese economy.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 53

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
Gorbachev's reform policy of openness, which permitted an unprecedented range of cultural and intellectual freedoms. Far from strengthening socialism and reviving a stagnant Soviet Union, the reforms led to its further weakening and collapse.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 54

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 whose efforts to reform the USSR led to its collapse.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 55

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Terms
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 56

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
Chairman of China's Communist Party and de facto ruler of China from 1949 until his death in 1976.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 57

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Terms
Long process in the period 1912-1949 that began with the overthrow of the Chinese imperial system and ended with the triumph of the Communist Party under the leadership of Mao Zedong.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 58

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Terms
Born to a Russian peasant family in 1916 she lived through the communist experience of her country. Her life illustrates the complexities that ordinary citizens faced as they sought to navigate the communist system.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 59

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Terms
Major standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over Soviet deployment of nuclear missiles on an island near the coast of the United States; the confrontation ended in compromise.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 60

The tensions of the cold war strengthened the influence of which of the following on the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union?

A) The military-industrial complex
B) The savings and loan industry
C) The International Monetary Fund
D) The World Bank

Question 61

Historical Comparison: Compare and contrast the French, Russian, and Chinese revolutions.

Question 62

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Terms
Name assumed by Joseph Vissarionovich Jugashvili (1878-1953), leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 63

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Terms
Women's Department of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union from 1919 to 1930; it worked to promote equality for women.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 64

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Terms
Massive revolutionary upheaval hat overthrew the Romanov dynasty and ended with the seizure of power by communists under the leadership of Lenin.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 65

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Terms
A successful popular insurrection led by Fidel Castro that transformed his country into a Marxist socialist state. It resulted in improved health, education, literacy, and living standards. It did not result in a truly democratic system, and thus the gains were accompanied by sharp restraints on personal freedoms and mixed results in the economy.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 66

Personal Reflection: Do you think that the communist legacy was only negative?

Question 67

Historical Comparison: Compare and contrast the course of the Russian and Chinese communist revolutions.

Question 68

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Terms
Leader of the Bolsheviks who believed that Russia, despite its industrial backwardness, was nonetheless ready for a socialist revolution that would spark further revolutions in the more developed countries of Europe.

A)Russian Revolution (1917)
B)Bolsheviks
C)Lenin
D)Guomindang
E)Mao Zedong
F)Chinese Revolution
G)Stalin
H)building socialism
I)Zhenotdel
J)collectivization
K)Cultural Revolution
L)Great Purges/Terror
M)Anna Dubova
N)Cuban Revolution
O)Cuban missile crisis
P)Nikita Khrushchev
Q)Deng Xiaoping
R)perestroika
S)glasnost
T)Mikhail Gorbachev