Chapter 35 Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a basic practice needed for democracy to work?

• free elections

• constitutional government

• citizen participation

• a presidency

What happened after the Nigerian military promised to bring back civilian rule in 1993?

• a civilian government began reform

• dissidents called for the military to stay in power

• the leader who was elected was thrown into jail

• the military cancelled the elections and they were never held

What was apartheid?

• a South African policy separating the races

• a policy of open discussion proposed by Gorbachev

• an abrupt shift to free-markiet economics in Czechoslovakia

• a gradual opening of the Soviet Political System

Under which program did Gorbachev attempt to modify the economic structure of the Soviet economy by allowing some private enterprise?

• glastnost

• shock therapy

• perestroika

• modernization

What caused the two Germanys to reunify?

• the fall of the Berlin wall

• the fall of communism in East Germany

• the crumbling economy of East Germany

• Kohl's assurances that Germany had learned from the past

Who became the Russian Republic's first elected president?

• Vaclav Havel

• Egon Krenz

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Boris Yeltsin

What was it called when Bosnian Serbs used violence to rid Bosnia of its Muslims?

• revolution

• militarism

• ethnic cleansing

• shock therapy

What did the Four Modernizations call for?

• progress in agriculture, industry, defense, and science and technology

• improvement in social structuring, education, political reforms, and wages

• an exploration of socialists' ideas to further the economy of China

• a revolution from China's educated youth to reform political parties

What led Chinese students to demand democratic reform?

• the visit by US president Richard Nixon

• economic reforms that allowed Western ideas into China

• the breakup of the Soviet Union and election of Yeltsin

• the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification of Germany

Which of the following events did NOT contribute to the fall of the Berlin Wall?

• The governments of East and West Germany began to discuss reunification

• The Hungarian government allowed East Germans to cross its border into Austria

• The East German government closed its borders, sparking protests

• Erich Honecker lost his authority and resigned as Communist Party boss