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| 9440724103 | Of the communist regimes that came to power in North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Cuba, and Afghanistan, which had achieved the level of industrialization that Karl Marx believed necessary for communism? | d | 0 | |
| 9440724104 | How did Lenin and the Bolsheviks take power in 1917? a. Through democratic elections b. Through an overnight coup in the capital c. By gradually infiltrating the provisional government d. By leading a massive popular uprising throughout the empire | b | 1 | |
| 9440724105 | How did the Chinese Communist Party adapt its ideology and strategy during its long struggle to power? a. It focused solely on the cities and the working class. b. It focused solely on assassinating top Japanese and Guomindang leaders. c. It focused on returning to traditional Confucian values of social hierarchy and patriarchy. d. It focused on creating peasant communism and rural guerilla warfare. | d | 2 | |
| 9440724106 | Which of the following was NOT a way in which the Chinese Communists under Mao Zedong gained the widespread support of the peasantry? a. By promising the end of the rural way of life b. By offering protection against Japanese and Nationalist atrocities c. By seizing land from landlords and distributing it to peasants d. By teaching literacy to adults and mobilizing women | a | 3 | |
| 9440724107 | Which of the following best describes the initial policies of the Soviet and Chinese Communist Parties toward women after taking power? a. They forced women to obey their husbands. b. They talked about gender equality, but it was only lip service. c. They achieved far-reaching freedom for women. d. They paid no attention to women's issues at all. | c | 4 | |
| 9440724108 | How did the Bolshevik efforts at land redistribution compare with Chinese Communist efforts at land redistribution? a. The Bolsheviks found the task much more difficult than the Chinese Communists. b. Both the Bolsheviks and the Chinese Communists found the task difficult. c. Both the Bolsheviks and the Chinese Communists found the task quite easy. d. The Bolsheviks found the task much easier than the Chinese Communists. | d | 5 | |
| 9440724109 | What happened to communist commitment to social and gender equality in Stalin's USSR? a. Those values were strictly enforced throughout the country. b. Those values were often set aside in favor of industrial development and state power. c. Those values were explicitly abandoned in favor of a return to capitalism. d. Those values led to a gradual democratization of the Communist Party. | b | 6 | |
| 9440724110 | Who, of the following, was NOT a victim of the "Terror" or "Great Purge" in the USSR in the 1930s? a. The original Bolshevik revolutionaries b. Communist Party officials c. Those who carried out the arrests and killings in the purges d. Stalin himself | d | 7 | |
| 9440724111 | 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. More democracy and prosperity for Chinese citizens | b | 8 | |
| 9440724112 | Why did the United States military intervene so massively in Vietnam in the 1960s? a. It depended on Vietnam for essential natural resources. b. It feared a communist victory there would lead to communist expansion to the rest of Asia and beyond. c. It wanted to make up for not having had as many colonies in Asia as other powers. d. The North Vietnamese (communists) were planning a direct assault on the United States mainland once they triumphed in their own land. | b | 9 | |
| 9440724113 | Why did the Soviet Union so greatly value the Communist regime in Cuba? a. They were seduced by Cuba's exotic Latin culture. b. It provided a tropical vacation spot for Soviet leaders. c. It was the first country where Communism triumphed without the help of the Soviet Army. d. It provided a perfect base for the USSR to carry out its plans for an invasion of the United States. | c | 10 | |
| 9440724114 | How did the cold war impact many third world countries? a. Both sides attempted to entice the support of third world countries with military and economic aid. b. Most third world countries practiced democracy but favored the USSR in foreign policy. c. Most third world countries converted to Christianity, but rejected political democracy and communism. d. Most third world countries secretly favored communism, but were afraid to ally formally with the USSR. | a | 11 | |
| 9440724115 | What helped sustain the immense military effort involved in the United States' efforts to contain the spread of communism? a. Population growth b. A booming consumer economy c. Large contributions by allies d. Widespread opposition to the Soviet Union around the world | b | 12 | |
| 9440724116 | Why did the Soviet Union invade Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968, and threaten to invade Poland in 1980, if those countries were supposedly its own allies? a. Soviet leadership's long-harbored resentment against those countries for their lack of support during World War II b. To free these countries of foreign occupation c. To crush reformist movements that they feared would spread throughout the Soviet alliance d. Misunderstandings | c | 13 | |
| 9440724117 | Which of the following was NOT a conflict that developed between communist countries? a. The USSR vs. China b. China vs. Vietnam c. Vietnam vs. Cambodia d. The USSR vs. North Korea | d | 14 | |
| 9440724118 | What characterized the main economic failure of communism? a. Inability to match the West in quality and availability of consumer goods b. Inability to match the West in amount of industrial output c. Inability to match the West in equality of income distribution d. Inability to match the West in eliminating unemployment | a | 15 | |
| 9440724119 | What was the result of the reforms instituted by Deng Xiaoping as leader of the Chinese Communist Party after Mao's death? a. More upheaval and mass death b. Mostly ineffective reforms c. Stunning economic growth along mostly capitalist models d. The end to all foreign investment in China | c | 16 | |
| 9440724120 | . What was the immediate or initial impact of Gorbachev's policy of glasnost? a. The Soviet Union totally collapsed. b. Many dark truths about life in the USSR were brought to light for the first time. c. The abortion rate became the highest in the world. d. The Soviet economy boomed. | b | 17 | |
| 9440724121 | What was the impact of glasnost on the Soviet allies in Eastern Europe? a. Because of censorship within those countries, no one knew about glasnost. b. Because the communist parties of those countries were well liked, they did not face opposition. c. It sparked massive demonstrations that swept away communism in Eastern Europe. d. Eastern Europeans were critical of Gorbachev's reforms in the USSR. | c | 18 | |
| 9440724122 | Which of the following best describes why Gorbachev's reforms led to the total collapse of the Soviet Union and communism? a. Gorbachev opened a "Pandora's box" of demands for change that the Soviet system could not handle. b. Gorbachev had secretly planned the demise of the USSR all along. c. Gorbachev's use of force against protestors backfired. d. Gorbachev used the reforms to encourage non-Russian nationalities to become independent. | a | 19 |
