I Must Betray You Ch 1-10, Cold War and Communism Flashcard

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What was the economic organization or group that Romania was part of from 1949 to 1991? Options: COMECON or the Eastern Bloc, EU, NATO, Western European democracies

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COMECON or the Eastern Bloc

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What was the ideological and physical separation of communist Eastern Europe from the capitalist and democratic West called?

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Iron Curtain

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According to the Communist Manifesto, what is the goal of communism?

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Equality and a Classless Society (no rich and no poor)

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Which of the following is a characteristic of communist governments? Freedom of Speech, Free market economy and consumerism, Government (State) ownership of all property, Multiple political parties

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Government (State) ownership of all property

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What is the setting of I Must Betray You?

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Bucharest, Romania in 1989

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Who is sick in the story and also often challenges the rules of the government?

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Bunu--Cristian's grandpa

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Who was accused of illegally owning a US dollar?

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Cristian

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The government in I Must Betray You is best described as

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Communist Dictatorship

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What is the Securitate?

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the government police / security force

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One danger described in the book is

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vicious stray dogs that attack you on the street