History Quiz
Question 1 During what year did the growth of a European youth movement find its most well-publicized expression?
1948
1958
1968
1978
Question 2 The American policy to offer aid to democratic nations resisting subjugation is known as:
containment policy.
the Truman Doctrine.
the Marshall Plan.
Stalinization.
Question 3 Each of the following east European countries had peaceful transitions away from communist dictatorship ships EXCEPT:
Bulgaria.
Rumania.
Czechslovakia.
Poland.
Question 4 Which of the following was NOT an aspect of Gorbachev’s Soviet leadership?
Openness of public affairs
Domestic reforms
Increased illegal vodka brewing
Higher levels of labor productivity
Question 5 Baltic citizens formed a human chain along their borders as a protest gesture for ____.
free elections
independence
social services
freedom from corruption
Question 6 The post-1973 economic crisis led to all of the following European developments EXCEPT:
significantly increased unemployment.
a significantly decrease in the rate of growth.
a significant increase in inflation.
a halt in the expansion of the European Economic Community.
Question 7 Which of the following was NOT an aspect of Khrushchev’s leadership?
An easing of the police state
An increasing focus on technology
An increasing focus on the needs of ordinary citizens
An easing of Communist ideology
Question 8 The term “iron curtain” was used by Churchill to illustrate:
growing Soviet dominance in Europe.
growing U.S. dominance in Europe.
growing British dominance in Europe.
growing German dominance in Europe.
Question 9 What happened to divorce rates between 1965 and 1985?
They stayed more or less stable.
They declined.
They doubled.
They quadrupled.
Question 10 The Red Army Faction was a terrorist group in what country?
France
Spain
Germany
Austria
