Combined Set: Part 1
In Czechoslovakia, who/what focused on protecting the human rights.
Chapter 77
Eastern Germany:
China, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Tibet, Bulgaria, Latvia, Esthonia, Lithuania
Virtually every gov't in the world today tries to give the appearance of
Constitutionalism
The Third World refers to: A: participants in a pact coordinated by Nehru, Sukarno, and Tito. B: any nation that was neither Communist nor Democratic. C: nations that were unable to shake off colonial occupation post WW II. D: non-aligned countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
D
Which of the following country did NOT lose territory or collapse after the Cold War? A: Yugoslavia B: Czechoslovakia C: Soviet Union D: France
D
What important promise did Joseph Stalin make at Yalta and later break?
He promised to hold free elections in Eastern Europe.
Where does the "essence of citizenship" come from?
Individual rights
____________ used the domestic policy of De-Khrushchevization.
Leonid Brezhnev
What is glasnost?
Means "openness" - Soviet citizens could say and write what they thought without fear of punishment.
Perestroika
Means "rebuilding" - boosting the Soviet economy.
What is détente?
Means "relaxation of tensions", it was considered to be the thawing of the Cold War
The 2 post war alliances
Nato and Waraw Pact
Which US President made the decisions during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
President John F. Kennedy led the US through the Cuban Missile Crisis.
President Reagan called the Soviet Union an...
President Reagan called them an "evil empire".
What wall was he talking about?
President Reagan was referring to tearing down the Berlin Wall.
Eastern Boc
Restricted from leaving country
Western Bloc
Restricted from visiting the East.
____________ called for the reduction of the anti-ballistic missiles in the US and USSR.
SALT I
______________ was placed on trial for his persecution of the Bosnian Muslims.
Slobodan Milosevic
Why did Truman order the Berlin Airlift?
The Soviet Union formed a blockade around West Berlin and cut off needed supplies.
Why did President Carter reduce trade with the Soviet Union?
The Soviet Union had invaded Afghanistan.
What was the conflict between the US and the SU after WWII?
The United States wanted to spread democracy and free enterprise, while the Soviet Union wanted Communist states in Eastern Europe.
Describe Western Germany after the fall of Hitler and Nasis:
The western side became democratic West Germany.
How was Germany divided after WWII?
There were four zones. The Soviets controlled the eastern part of Germany. The United States, France, and Great Britain divided the western part. Berlin was also split among the four nations.
What role did nuclear arms play in the Cold War?
They almost caused the US & the Soviet Union to start a war. The Cuban Missile Crisis added to the Cold War at a very pivotal time.
What did the Soviets do to separate communist East Berlin from the rest of the city?
They built the Berlin Wall.
What did the U.S., Canada, and ten European countries do to stop
They formed an alliance called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
What did the Eastern European countries of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria have happen in the late 1980s?
They set up independent nations and had free national elections.
What was the Soviet Union?
This country finally collapsed in the 1990s.
Berlin Wall
This was one of the most powerful symbols of the Cold War.
What was the Berlin Wall?
This was one of the most powerful symbols of the Cold War.
Which of the following is NOT common to elective legislative bodies in Britain and the U.S.?
To enact any law is likes without having it set aside by another body
T or F: USSR wanted to spread communisim
True
T/F: A flat-tax system would benefit the wealthier citizens over the poorer citizens
True
T/F: Although widely seen as economically successful, South Korea still lags behind Greece and Portugal, Western Europe's poorest countries
True
T/F: British parliament will serve no longer than 5 years without an election
True
T/F: By aiding the Afghanistan resistance to the Soviet Union, the United States helped maintain a Vietnam-like war that successfully hurt the power of the Soviet Union.
True
T/F: Glasnost or openness reinforce perestroika by relaxing controls on the media and liberalizing the culture
True
T/F: In totalitarian societies, good citizenship is characterized by loyalty
True
T/F: Overpopulation is not a problem in the developing nations of Africa, which has an average population density of 24 per square mile
True
T/F: The Bundesrat is more powerful than peer institutions in Britain and France
True
T/F: Typical developing countries have had to deal with chronic instability, coups, revolutions, civil wars, and genocide due to the vast diversity thrown together by the arbitrary creation of the original colonies around the world
True
T/F: With the numerous parties and proportional representation in Europe, few governments are run by a majority, so most settle for a coalition form of government
True
True or False- US wanted to stop the spread of communisim
True
True or False: After WWII, the USSR became the strongest nation in Europe
True
True or False: USSR was a communist, command economy country.
True
Describe NATO
United States, Canada, and Western European countries formed an alliance to protect themselves in case of an attack by the USSR or any other country.
NATO
United States, Canada, and Western European countries formed an alliance to protect themselves in case of an attack by the USSR or any other country.
____________ replaced Yeltsin and promised to straighten the power of the Russian central government.
Vladimir Putin
Was the United States was a democratic, free market economy country.
Yes it was a democratic and free market economy country.
communism
a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production
Berlin Wall
built in 1962, to prevent people from escaping from communist East Berlin to democratic West Berlin.
Joseph Stalin
* After the war, the Soviet Union under Stalin established Communist governments in Eastern Europe and forced them to stay loyal to the USSR. o Stalin also controlled his people using terror tactics. Citizens could be jailed or killed if they spoke out against the gov't.
A major focus of Thatcherism was: A: to privatize national industries. B: to nationalize private industries. C: in favor of the Labour Party and the trade unions. D: to establish new trading regulations before the British exit from the EU.
A
As an instrument of perestroika, glasnost allowed A: criticism of the government and Soviet society generally. B: the exclusion of Western culture from the Soviet Union. C: the abandonment of political reforms. D: development of new airports in Siberia
A
Q - the NATO was signed by which countries?
A - Western European countries, plus U.S. and Canada
Q - As a world super power, the Soviet Union had...
A - A seat on the UN Security Council
Q - As a world super power, the United States had...
A - Military bases all over the world
Q - Which condition is required to be considered a superpower?
A -Influence over world events
Q -Was the cold war a real war?
A -NO, it was often close to war though.
Containment
A US policy to hold back the spread of Communism
Democracy
A government by the people; especially : rule of the majority
What was the Truman Doctrine?
A long-term pledge by US President Harry Truman that the United States would fight the spread of communism worldwide.
Warsaw Pact
A military alliance between the Soviets and the Communist governments of Eastern Europe set up by the Soviets in 1955.
Cold War
A period of intense rivalry and competition for world leadership that lasted from 1945-1990.
Q- When was the cold war?
A- After WW II (1945 - 1990)
Q - 2 terms used to describe the dividing line between eastern and western, communist and noncommunist areas?
A- Berlin Wall & Iron Curtain
Q - Who signed the Warsaw Pact?
A- Eastern countries: Soviet Union
Q -Which country was the leader in the Eastern Bloc?
A- Soviet Union
Q-Which was one of the areas of disagreement between the Soviet Union and the US during the Cold War?
A- The best type of economic system
Who was Brezhnev's Prime Minister of the Soviet Union?
Alexei Kosygin
Iron Wall/Curtain
An invisible wall that rose between Eastern and Western European countries after WWII
The German Chancellor who is in favor of the travel and immigration laws of the European Union is ________?
Angela Merkel
The term ethnic cleansing is associated with the tragedy which occurred in: A: the Czech Republic, with the breakup of Czechoslovakia. B: Bosnia, during the breakup of Yugoslavia. C: Poland, with the overthrow of the Communist government by Solidarity. D: the Ukraine, with the atomic explosion at Chernobyl.
B
Which of Gorbachev's reforms caused a major change to the media and the state of government information in the Soviet Union? A: perestroika B: glasnost C: Gosplan D: Stasi
B
Why are the British leaving the EU? A: The British want to expand its trade outside the EU. B: The British disagree with the immigration and open border policies of the EU. C: The EU forced the British out since it is not connected to the mainland. D: The EU did not support the Britain's new foreign trading policies
B
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the first president elected was ____________.
Boris Yeltsin
The era of ___________ allowed for the reduction of tension between US and Soviet Union
Detente
Unlike American presidents, French presidents have which of the following powers?
Dissolve the legislature and call for new elections
Describe the Eatern Germany after the fall of Hitler and Nasis:
East Germany became another communist country .
Describe Warsaw Pact
Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain also formed an alliance.
With the promise of fixing the French unemployment, ____________ was elected in the 2017 election.
Emmanuel Marcon
____________ is when a specific group of people are killed or forcibly removed from a region or country.
Ethnic Cleansing
T/F: A good person and a good citizen are synonymous
False
T/F: Chernobyl was the Russian word for openness
False
T/F: Cuba is the last unreconstructed Stalinist state
False
T/F: Development and constitutional democracy necessarily occur together
False
T/F: Japanese politics has been dominated by the Conservative Republican Party since 1955
False
T/F: Most non-democratic governments do not recognize the importance of the family in the socialization process
False
T/F: Robert Mugabe has done much to improve the lives of his citizens in Zimbabwe
False
T/F: Schools exert the most influence on the formation of individual values
False
T/F: The state-building challenge involves building strong regional governments to act as a check on abuses by the national government
False
T/F: Unlike the pattern found in Asian transitional states, in Latin America economic development has preceded political liberalization
False
What institutions and influences affect how responsible our children grow up to be?
Friends and family, legal system, religious upbringing, educational process (all of these)
Who is US President Ronald Reagan?
Gave a speech that included this famous phrase "...Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
_________ was the Soviet quota system on industries.
Gosplan
Why did Kennan believe containment would work?
He believed the Soviet Union would collapse because of its economic problems. (Kennan came up with the term "containment".)
Mikhail Gorbachev encouraged East European leaders ....
He encouraged them to follow the reforms he was making in the Soviet Union.