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Political Review Final JJ2022

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the economic system East Germany used between 1949 and 1990.
a)
Nazism.
b)
Communism.
c)
Capitalism.
d)
None of the above.
2.
Name the country which provided China with loans in 1949.
a)
Singapore.
b)
USA.
c)
Australia.
d)
USSR.
3.
Name the country that was analyzed in the Kennan Telegram.
a)
USSR.
b)
China.
c)
Germany.
d)
Japan.
4.
Which of the following conflicts ended when Stalin died in 1953?
a)
The Second Indochina War.
b)
Korean War.
c)
Vietnam War.
d)
Afghanistan War.
5.

Communist leaders such as Mao Zedong and Pol Pot attempted to construct communism in their respective countries around:

a)
Educated people.
b)
Middle class people.
c)
Farmers, peasants.
d)
Factory workers.
6.

Which of the following countries launched the Great Leap Forward plan in 1958?

a)
Laos.
b)
Vietnam.
c)
China.
d)
Cambodia.
7.

Which of the following wars can be defined as the first conflict of the Cold War?

a)
Afghanistan War.
b)
Iraq-Iran War.
c)
Vietnam War.
d)
Korean War.
8.

Who was G. Kennan? Choose the correct statement.

a)
US diplomat who worked at the US Embassy in China.
b)
US diplomat who worked at the US Embassy in Germany.
c)
US diplomat who worked at the US Embassy in Japan.
d)
US diplomat who worked at the US Embassy in the USSR.
9.

How did communism come into being in China? Choose the correct statement.

a)
It was imported from India.
b)
It was imported from the USSR.
c)
It emerged from within.
d)
None of the above.
10.
What was the primary reason behind Stalin’s ruthless collectivization?
a)
Destruction of private property.
b)
Creation of private property.
c)
Safeguarding personal freedoms.
d)
Attempt to build capitalism.
11.
Which economic system does North Korea use nowadays?
a)
Capitalism.
b)
Fascism.
c)
Communism.
d)
None of the above.
12.
Name the current political system of Vietnam.
a)
Communism.
b)
Democracy.
c)
Fascism.
d)
None of the above.
13.

Name the continent where most of communist countries continue to exist until nowadays.

a)
Europe.
b)
North America.
c)
Africa.
d)
Asia.
14.
Who became the USSR’s new leader after Stalin’s death?
a)
M. Gorbachev.
b)
V. Lenin.
c)
N. Khrushchev.
d)
Y. Andropov.
15.
Name the founding father of The Communist Party of China.
a)
Deng Xiaoping.
b)
Mao Zedong.
c)
Xi Jinping.
d)
F. Engels.
16.

Name the two communist countries that went to war against each other in 1969.

a)
Vietnam and Cambodia.
b)
Cambodia and Laos.
c)
USSR and China.
d)
China and Vietnam.
17.
Where did F. D. Roosevelt meet J. Stalin for the first time?
a)
At the Yalta conference.
b)
At the Potsdam conference.
c)
At the Tehran conference.
d)
At the first meeting of the United Nations of Security Council.
18.
In which of the following systems are people economically equal?
a)
Communism.
b)
Capitalism.
c)
Nazism.
d)
None of the above.
19.
In which of the following systems are people economically unequal?
a)
Communism.
b)
Capitalism.
c)
Socialism.
d)
None of the above.
20.
Choose the correct statement.
a)
Nowadays, China is a net food importer.
b)
Nowadays, China does not import any food at all.
c)
China only imports raw materials.
d)
None of the above.
21.

Name the only communist country seated in the UN Security Council in 2021.

a)
UK
b)
FRANCE
c)
CHINA
d)
RUSSIA
22.
Which political system does China use nowadays?
a)
Capitalism.
b)
Democracy.
c)
Communism.
d)
None of the above.
23.
What was the key idea of the Truman doctrine?
a)
Containment of Nazism.
b)
Containment of Fascism.
c)
Containment of Communism.
d)
None of the above.
24.
Choose the correct statement:
a)
In a capitalist economy, the price of products and services is typically set by<br />market forces such as supply and demand.
b)
In a capitalist economy, the price of products and services is typically set by<br />governments.
c)
In a capitalist economy, products and services are offered for free.
d)
Products and services do not constitute part of a capitalist economy.
25.

What was the primary reason behind Pol Pot’s evacuation of Cambodian cities in 1975?

a)
Preventing war with Vietnam.
b)
Destruction of private property.
c)
Attempt to develop service sector of economy.
d)
Attempt to build capitalism.
26.
Name the leaders that were known as the ‘Big Three’.
a)
Hitler Mussolini, Hirohito.
b)
Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill.
c)
Gorbachev, Reagan, Thatcher.
d)
Marx, Engels, Lenin.
27.

Name the economic system West Germany used between 1949 and 1990.

a)
A. Communism.
b)
Capitalism.
c)
Nazism.
d)
None of the above.
28.

How many permanent members did the UN Security Council have in 1945?

a)
10
b)
15
c)
3
d)
5
29.
Which country was responsible for the start of the Korean War?
a)
USA
b)
South Korea
c)
China
d)
North Korea
30.

Which of the following communist leaders relied heavily on the Cult of personality?

a)
Mao Zedong
b)
M. Gorbachev
c)
N. Khrushchev.
d)
Y. Andropov.
31.
Name the three communist countries fought against each other in 1979.
a)
Poland, Bulgaria, Rumania.
b)
Cuba, Angola, Albania.
c)
Laos, North Korea, China.
d)
Cambodia, Vietnam, China.
32.
Choose the correct statement:
a)
In a communist economy, products and services are offered at a high price.
b)
In a communist economy, the price of products and services is typically set by<br />market forces such as supply and demand.
c)
In a communist economy, the price of products and services is typically set by<br />governments.
d)
Products and services do not constitute part of a communist economy.
33.
Name the first WWII conference which took place in 1943.
a)
Yalta
b)
Potsdam
c)
Tehran<br />
d)
The percentage agreement<br />
34.

Which country became a top destination for Cambodia’s export of rice from 1975 until 1979?

a)
Australia
b)
Japan
c)
India
d)
China
35.

Which of the following leaders slowly opened China to capitalism after 1976?

a)
Deng Xiaoping.
b)
Mao Zedong.
c)
Xi Jinping.
d)
Sun Yat Sen.
36.
Which economic system does South Korea use nowadays?
a)
Communism.
b)
Capitalism.
c)
Fascism.
d)
None of the above.
37.

Political freedoms, such as freedom of speech, religion, free election are usually guaranteed by the following political system:

a)
Communism.
b)
Nazism
c)
Democracy
d)
Totalitarianism
38.

Name the only communist country seated in the UN Security Council in 1945.

a)
USSR.
b)
China.
c)
FRANCE
d)
UK
39.
During which conference was W. Churchill replaced by C. Atlee?
a)
Yalta
b)
Potsdam
c)
Tehran<br />
d)
None of the above.
40.
Which US president made his decision based on the Kennan Telegram?
a)
F. D. Roosevelt.
b)
H. Truman.
c)
D. Eisenhower.
d)
L. Johnson.
41.

Which of the following communist movements was represented by Ho Chi Minh?

a)
Cambodian communist movement.
b)
Korean communist movement.
c)
Indonesian communist movement.
d)
Vietnamese communist movement.
42.

Which of the following Cold War leaders earned his living as a bank robber and assassin in early days of his political career?

a)
S. Rhee.
b)
H. Truman.
c)
J. Stalin.
d)
Mao Zedong
43.

What was the impact of Stalin as well as Pol Pot’s policies on citizens of the USSR and Cambodia? Choose the correct statement.

a)
Very negative as famine and hunger were common, with some people even<br />resorting to cannibalism.
b)
Very positive as the standard of living of both countries’ citizens improved rapidly.
c)
Somewhat positive.
d)
None of the above.
44.
Name the secret police Stalin relied heavily during his rule in the USSR.
a)
KGB
b)
NKVD
c)
FSB
d)
FBI
45.
Name the founding father of communism.
a)
D. Ricardo.
b)
A. Smith.
c)
K. Marx.
d)
Kim Il Sung.
46.
Which economic system does Cambodia use nowadays?
a)
Communism.
b)
Capitalism.
c)
Socialism.
d)
None of the above.
47.

Name the country which was created in 1949 from the occupation zone the USSR controlled in Germany

a)
Poland
b)
Belgium
c)
East Germany
d)
West Germany
48.
Which of the following WWII leaders did not believe in the concept of free and fair elections?
a)
W. Churchill.
b)
C. Atlee.
c)
J. Stalin.
d)
H. Truman.
49.

Where was the Potsdam conference held?

a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
USSR
d)
Iran
50.

Choose the correct statement:

a)
Relationship between Truman and Stalin was excellent.
b)
None of the above.
c)
Relationship between Truman and Stalin was not as good as the one between Roosevelt and Stalin.
d)
<br />Truman and Stalin never met.
51.
The European communism and the Soviet Union’s communism were built around:
a)
factory workers.
b)
population living in the cities.
c)
farmers.
d)
service sector workers.
52.

Choose the correct statement

a)
As of 2022, Germany is united and has a communist political and economic system.
b)
As of 2022, Germany is united and has a democratic political system and a capitalist economic system.
c)
As of 2022, Germany remains divided between East Germany and West Germany.
d)
As of 2022, Berlin Wall still divides the city in East Berlin and West Berlin.
53.
Which of the following branches of power interprets the law?
a)
None of the above.
b)
Legislative power.
c)
Judicial power.
d)
Executive power.
54.
Political institutions such as parliament, congress, national assembly are traditionally regarded as symbols of:
a)
Judicial power.
b)
Legislative power.
c)
None of the above.
d)
None of the above.
55.
Name the person who replaced F.D. Roosevelt in the presidential post when Roosevelt died in April1945?
a)
J. F. Kennedy.
b)
C. Atlee.
c)
H. Truman.
d)
W. Churchill
56.
Name the countries that were present at the Yalta conference.
a)
Germany, Italy, USSR.
b)
USSR, USA, UK.
c)
USA, UK, China.
d)
Japan, Germany, Italy.
57.
Respecting private property is a key idea of:
a)
Maoism.
b)
None of the above.
c)
Capitalism.
d)
Communism.
58.
Name the country which is currently claiming 90 % of the South China Sea.
a)
Vietnam
b)
China.
c)
Thailand
d)
Indonesia
59.
Which of the following countries used forced marriage as an official policy during the communist rule?
a)
Cambodia
b)
Thailand
c)
Singapore
d)
China
60.
Who is the author of the following quote? ‘Death of one person is tragedy. Death of millions is simply statistic.’
a)
F. D. Roosevelt.
b)
None of the above.
c)
W. Churchill
d)
J. Stalin
61.
Capitalism usually walks hand in hand with the following political system:
a)
Democracy
b)
Communism.
c)
None of the above.
d)
Nazism
62.

What was the division line between the North and South Korea before the start of the Korean War?

a)
17th Parallel.
b)
38th Parallel.
c)
39th Parallel.
d)
16th Parallel.
63.

What family names were Koreans asked to adopt during the period of 1910-1945?

a)
Japanese names.
b)
Russian names.
c)
English names.
d)
Cantonese names.
64.

Name the country that helped the North Korean war effort in November 1950, and therefore changing the course of the Korean War.

a)
Japan
b)
Vietnam.
c)
Thailand
d)
China
65.

Name the country that supported South Korea under the umbrella of the UN army during the Korean War.

a)
USSR.
b)
China.
c)
USA
d)
East Germany
66.
The Korean War showed that:
a)
The Cold War is a real conflict.
b)
The Cold War exists only on the paper.
c)
The Cold War will be over very quickly.
d)
China can’t fight.
67.
When did the Korean War start?
a)
1949
b)
1950
c)
1951
d)
1953
68.
Kim Il Sung represented:
a)
The Vietnamese communist movement.
b)
The Cambodian communist movement.
c)
The Chinese communist movement.
d)
The Korean communist movement.
69.

The military operation known as ‘Inchon landing’ occurred as part of the following conflict.

a)
The Vietnam War.
b)
The First Indochina War.
c)
The Afghanistan War.
d)
The Korean War.
70.
Who attended the Tehran conference?
a)
C. Atlee, W. Churchill, J. Stalin.
b)
C. Atlee, W. Churchill, F.D. Roosevelt.
c)
W. Churchill, F.D. Roosevelt, H. Truman.
d)
W. Churchill, J. Stalin, F.D. Roosevelt.
71.
Which of the following branches of power creates the law?
a)
Judicial power.
b)
Executive power.
c)
Legislative power.
d)
Cabinet.
72.

Why was the system of checks and balances created? Choose the correct statement.

a)
To prevent the possibility that power would be abused.
b)
To give leaders as much power as possible.
c)
The system of checks and balances exists only in theory. It has never<br />been put in practice.
d)
The system of checks and balance is a feature of totalitarianism.
73.
Name the most powerful country in the global political system.
a)
Colony.
b)
Power.
c)
Small and middle-sized country.
d)
Superpower.
74.
Name the weakest country in the global political system.
a)
Superpower.
b)
Power.
c)
Small and middle-sized country.
d)
Colony.
75.

It is expected that there will be two major superpowers in 2030. Name these countries.

a)
EU and Russia.
b)
India and Brazil.
c)
Vietnam and Indonesia.
d)
USA and China.
76.

Name the country which is currently constructing artificial islands in the South China Sea.

a)
India
b)
Malaysia
c)
Brunei
d)
China
77.
Name the country which collapsed at the end of the Cold War in 1991.
a)
USSR.
b)
China.
c)
USA
d)
India
78.
Choose the correct statement:
a)
Education usually becomes the first victim of a totalitarian regime.
b)
Totalitarian regimes leave education alone.
c)
Education is not important in totalitarian societies at all.
d)
Totalitarian societies do not modify their educational systems at all.
79.
<br />What is the most important element of political affairs?
a)
Influence.
b)
Perception of reality.
c)
Power.
d)
<br />None of the above.
80.

Government, president, prime minister, king or queen are considered to be part of the following power center:

a)
Executive power.
b)
Judicial power.
c)
Legislative power.
d)
None of the above.
81.

Kim Jong-Un’s rule in North Korea is considered to be a typical example of:

a)
Democracy.
b)
System of checks and balances.
c)
Power sharing.
d)
Totalitarianism.
82.

Pol Pot’s rule in Democratic Kampuchea is considered to be a typical example of:

a)
Totalitarianism.
b)
Democracy.
c)
System of checks and balances.
d)
Power sharing.
83.

Which of the following countries has remained the only superpower since 1991?

a)
USSR.
b)
India
c)
China
d)
USA
84.
Why was the Kennan telegram so important
a)
Because it help analyse Hitler's line of thinking
b)
Because it help analyse China's line of thinking
c)
Because it help analyse Stalin's line of thinking
d)
It was not important at all
85.
Where was George Kennan based on when he wrote his telegram?
a)
Washington
b)
London
c)
Moscow
d)
Berlin
86.
In 1949, UK, US and French occupation zone were combined into
a)
East Germany
b)
West Germany
c)
Nazi Germany
d)
European Union
87.
How was the USSR described in the Kennan telegram
a)
As a peaceful state
b)
As a country with a growing economy
c)
As a cruel and oppressive regime
d)
As a friendly country
88.
What happened to those Nazis who were found guilty during the Nuremberg trials for their crime againat humanity
a)
The nazis did not commit crimes against humanity
b)
They were executed
c)
There were no nuremberg trials
d)
They were not found guilty
89.
Name the European city which was divided by the wall during wars
a)
Moscow
b)
Paris
c)
Berlin
d)
London
90.
Who replaced US president if he can't carry on with his responsibilities
a)
Secretary of states
b)
Vice President
c)
None of the above.
d)
Secretary of labour
91.
Which of the following systems uses the principle one man- one vote
a)
None of the above.
b)
Communism.
c)
Nazism.
d)
Democracy

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