Question 1

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-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.

Accepted Answer

The process described in the definition is known as collectivization, which was a major policy implemented during the communist leadership of both the USSR and China.

Question 2

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-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.

Accepted Answer

The Chinese Revolution refers to the long process from 1912 to 1949 that involved the overthrow of the imperial system and the establishment of the Communist Party under the leadership of Mao Zedong.

Question 3

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-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.

Accepted Answer

The Cultural Revolution was a massive campaign launched by Mao Zedong in the mid-1960s to combat capitalist tendencies.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 and his efforts to reform the USSR led to its collapse.

Question 5

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-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.

Accepted Answer

Glasnost was Gorbachev's policy of openness that allowed for increased cultural and intellectual freedoms in the Soviet Union.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Deng Xiaoping is the leader of China from 1976 to 1997 who implemented economic reforms that dismantled much of the communist elements in the Chinese economy.

Question 7

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-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.

Accepted Answer

The Great Purges/Terror was the massive attempt by Stalin to cleanse the Soviet Union of supposed "enemies of the people" and resulted in the execution of nearly a million people and sentencing of 4 to 5 million others to forced labor in the gulag.

Question 8

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-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.

Accepted Answer

This description matches Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Bolsheviks and the architect of the socialist revolution in Russia.

Note: A could also be a possible answer, but it is not specific to the leader described in the sentence.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Mao Zedong was the Chairman of China's Communist Party and de facto ruler of China from 1949 until his death in 1976.

Question 10

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-Massive revolutionary upheaval hat overthrew the Romanov dynasty and ended with the seizure of power by communists under the leadership of Lenin.

Accepted Answer

The definition matches the Russian Revolution (1917), which overthrew the Romanov dynasty and led to the rise of communism under Lenin's leadership.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Perestroika was the bold economic program launched in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev with the intention of freeing up Soviet industry and businesses.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

"Building socialism" refers to the process of creating a socialist state, which often involves significant societal changes, including the nationalization of industries, redistribution of wealth, and the establishment of a planned economy. This process was often euphemistically referred to as "building socialism."

Note: None of the other options provided specifically refer to the forcible transformation of society in a communist regime.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The Chinese Nationalist Party led by Chiang Kai-shek is also known as the Guomindang.

Question 14

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964.

Accepted Answer

Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, succeeding Joseph Stalin after his death.

Question 15

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-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.

Accepted Answer

The description matches the Cuban missile crisis, which was a major standoff between the US and Soviet Union over the deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba. The confrontation ended in a compromise with the removal of US missiles in Turkey and a commitment from the US not to invade Cuba.

Question 16

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-Russian revolutionary party led by Vladimir Lenin and later renamed the Communist Party.

Accepted Answer

The Bolsheviks, also known as the Bolshevik Party, was the revolutionary party led by Vladimir Lenin that later became the Communist Party.

(Note: Some other options listed may have some connection to the Russian Revolution or communism, but only the Bolsheviks were specifically led by Lenin and renamed the Communist Party.)

Question 17

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-Women's Department of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union from 1919 to 1930;it worked to promote equality for women.

Accepted Answer

The Women's Department of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union from 1919 to 1930 was called Zhenotdel and it worked to promote equality for women.

Question 18

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-Name assumed by Joseph Vissarionovich Jugashvili (1878-1953),leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death.

Accepted Answer

Joseph Vissarionovich Jugashvili is better known as Joseph Stalin, who served as the leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death.

Question 19

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-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.

Accepted Answer

The sentence specifically mentions "Anna Dubova" as the subject of the sentence, indicating that the answer is a person. None of the other options are individuals, except for Lenin and Stalin, who are not mentioned in the sentence.

Question 20

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
-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.

Accepted Answer

The description matches the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro.

Quiz 22: D: Revolution, Socialism, and Global Conflict the Rise and Fall of World Communism 1917-Present

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -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.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -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.

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

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

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -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.

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

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -Massive revolutionary upheaval hat overthrew the Romanov dynasty and ended with the seizure of power by communists under the leadership of Lenin.

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

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

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

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -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.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -Russian revolutionary party led by Vladimir Lenin and later renamed the Communist Party.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -Women's Department of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union from 1919 to 1930;it worked to promote equality for women.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -Name assumed by Joseph Vissarionovich Jugashvili (1878-1953) ,leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -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.