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APWH Ch 21 Communism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Chinese Nationalist Party led by Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until its overthrow by the communists in 1949 .

a)

Guomindang

b)

Zhenotdel

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Facsist

2.

Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the Cold War

a)

flourishing communist regimes

b)

proxy wars

c)

military technology advances

d)

new trade treaties/alliances

3.

Born into peasant family in western Russia in 1916. Joined peasants who went to the city to look for more opportunities in Soviet Union during its industrialization drive.

a)

Anna Dubova

b)

Lenin

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

4.

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.

a)

collectivization

b)

perestrokia

c)

glasnost

d)

Great Purges / Terror Great Purges / Terror

5.

Expression for the often-forcible transformation of society when a communist regime came to power in a state.

a)

building socialism

b)

perestrokia

c)

glasnost

d)

collectivization

6.

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 CCP.

a)

Cultural Revolution

b)

Chinese Revolution

c)

Cuban Revolution / missile crisis

d)

Russian Revolution

7.

Women's Department of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union from 1919 to 1930; who worked strongly to promote equality for women

a)

Zhenotdel

b)

Anna Dubova

c)

Guomindang

d)

Natasha Romanoff

8.

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985-1991 whose efforts to reform the USSR led to its collapse

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Yuri Andropov

d)

Konstantin Chernenko

9.

Leader of China from 1976 to 1997 whose reforms beginning in 1979 essentially dismantled the communist elements of the Chinese economy, while retaining authoritarian controls over the political and social structures.

a)

Deng Xiaoping

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Yuri Andropov

d)

Konstantin Chernenko

10.

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

Yuri Andropov

d)

Konstantin Chernenko

11.

Why is the Cold War called "cold"?

a)

No direct combat between the major super powers.

b)

Cold temperatures were common in the fighting.

c)

Distrust and hard feeling were common.

d)

It was lit.

12.

Which of the following Cold War conflicts became "hot"?

a)

The Korean War

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

U2 Spy Plane Incident

13.

Which of the following Cold War events was resolved peacefully?

a)

Korean War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Soviet Invasion of Afganistan

d)

The Berlin Airlift

14.

Which of the following does not correctly match the communist leader to his country?

a)

Mao Zedong - China

b)

Joseph Stalin - USSR

c)

Ho Chi Minh - Vietnam

d)

Fidel Castro - Cambodia

15.

Which of the following was not a communist leader of Russia?

a)

Lenin

b)

Gorbachev

c)

Khrushchev

d)

Kai-shek

16.

What sets communism apart from facsism?

a)

Government ownership of property.

b)

Lack of civil liberties.

c)

Totalitarian dictators.

d)

Single-party rule.

17.

What strategy led the U.S. into wars in Korea and Vietnam?

a)

Containment

b)

Neutrality

c)

Total War

d)

Strategic Patience

18.

Period of conflict, tension, and competition between the U.S. and Russia (USSR) from 1945 - 1991.

a)

The Cold War

b)

WWII

c)

Korean War

d)

Communist Revolution

19.

Where did the Korean War begin and end?

a)

38th Parallel

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

17th Parallel

d)

Berlin Wall

20.

Collective term for the communist nations under Russian control in Eastern Europe.

a)

Satellite Nations

b)

NATO

c)

United Nations

d)

Third World Nations