APE MU #16 NB 58 Rise & Fall of the Eastern Bloc

What did most production in the Eastern Bloc focus on?

• Imported goods

• Consumer electronics

• Soviet products

• Agricultural exports

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of the Eastern Bloc economies?

• Little competition

• Specialization for moderate quality products

• High levels of innovation

• Social programs for welfare and security

What social programs did the Eastern Bloc provide?

• Education and transportation

• Welfare, social security, and medical and accident insurance

• Unemployment benefits and housing

• Food subsidies and retirement funds

Under Stalin's rule, the Soviet Union was described as:

• A liberating and democratic regime

• One of the most oppressive and murderous regimes in human history

• A regime focused on peace and international cooperation

• A regime that promoted free trade and capitalism

What was the program initiated by Nikita Khrushchev to remove many totalitarian policies known as?

• The Khrushchev Thaw

• Glasnost

• Perestroika

• De-Stalinization

What event was instigated as a result of the crimes of Stalin being made public during the de-Stalinization process?

• The Velvet Revolution

• The Hungarian Revolution of 1956

• The Prague Spring

• The Polish October

Who was the Soviet leader that continued the trend of militarily suppressing anti-Communist movements in Eastern Europe after Khrushchev?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Yuri Andropov

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Konstantin Chernenko

What policy, referred to as the Brezhnev Doctrine, was aimed at halting anti-Communist movements in the East?

• The policy of détente

• The policy of containment

• The policy of peaceful coexistence

• The policy of halting anti-Communist movements

Who was the leader that took over the USSR in 1985 and initiated major reforms?

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Boris Yeltsin

What were the two major reforms initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev?

• Detente and Glasnost

• Perestroika and Glasnost

• Perestroika and Detente

• Glasnost and the Brezhnev Doctrine