AP European History: Unit – 9 - Cold War and Contemporary Europe Practice Test

How did Gorbachev’s policies open the way to changes in the USSR?

His perestroika provisions allowed the central economy to reorganize its power.
Perestroika underscored the deep problems in the economy and threatened traditional economic power.
Glastnost allowed the government to issue its new policies with a clarity that assuaged the public's worries.
Glastnost was the first time in 70 years that Soviet society experienced a liberalization of policies
Perestroika allowed so many western items to come in that the people demanded the same possibilities.

The American policy of containment during the Cold War involved

preventing the spread of Western Europe as a competing power
invading Eastern Europe to liberate that area from Soviet oppression
easing tension with the Soviet Union through spheres of influence
halting the spread of communism through a variety of means
extending economic aid for humanitarian relief efforts

The Western European country which stepped back from the process of European economic and military unity in the late 1950s and 1960s was

France
Great Britain
West Germany
the Netherlands
Italy

Which of the following accurately characterizes a major cause of the Cold War?

disagreements over whether to de-Nazify Germany
the early Soviet monopoly of nuclear weapons
the superpowers' differing political systems
American designs on controlling Eastern Europe
Soviet offers of economic aid to Western Europe

Comparing the results of the two world wars, which of the following had the most influence on the development of a cold war?

A successful victory led to an inevitable rebalance of global political power.
Global economic power dispersed among many different regions.
There were few animosities among the winners of the Great War.
The first treaties were too unequal to allow the build-up of opposing factions.
No powerful coalition can succeed without an opposing group.

Before 1980, which two countries made serious (but unsuccessful) attempts to break away from Soviet control?

Hungary and Czechoslovakia
Poland and Czechoslovakia
Hungary and Poland
Yugoslavia and Poland
China and Hungary

Which of the following describes a major social change in Europe after World War II?

Life expectancy decreased for the next several decades
Extended families became common, to pool scarce resources.
The standard of living remained at wartime levels.
The number of workers in scientific fields decreased.
Birth rates increased, as states encouraged population growth.

In the immediate post-World War II period most Western European states

expanded social services only for the poor and elderly
focused on industrial expansion at the expense of social spending
began to scale back on their more generous entitlement programs
greatly expanded their social service programs for all their citizens
continued to limit their spending on social service programs

Which of the following best describes the economic policies of Western European governments after World War II?

a gradual reassertion of laissez-faire economic theory
provision for welfare programs such as old-age pensions
focus on the agricultural sector at the expense of industry
movement toward the command economic model
nationalization of most industries to provide full employment

Which Western European power experienced the greatest degree of conflict in its decolonization efforts after 1945?

West Germany
The Netherlands
France
Belgium
Great Britain

Charles de Gaulle encouraged France to develop its own nuclear force because

the expense of a nuclear force allowed the French to reduce the size of their conventional forces
he remained concerned about Soviet intentions
he wanted France to still be considered a great power
the conflict in Indochina would hinge on whether the French had nuclear arms.
he doubted America's will to use its nuclear weapons in times of war.

Following World War II, up to the 1960s, Europe’s population

declined due to Cold war conflicts
fluctuated depending on the economy
stagnated with the onset of artificial contraception
rose because of an increasing birth rate
surpassed that of Asia and Africa

Which of the following is NOT associated with the European Union?

The euro replacing the currency of individual countries
The European Economic Community
immigration issues
The Maastricht Treaty
The European Union standing army

The revolutions of 1989

brought an end to communism throughout the world
brought Gorbachev to power in the Soviet Union
were triggered by the intervention of the United States
were largely peaceful in nature
ended in great loss of human lives throughout eastern Europe

Which of the following was NOT part of the Soviet cold war policies?

Satellite countries
Decolonization
The Brezhnev Doctrine
The Berlin wall
The response to the Hungarian Revolution in 1956

The collapse of the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia was deemed a “Velvet Revolution” because

it occurred without warning
it brought about limited changes
Czech intellectuals wore velvet strips on their sleeves to symbolize their opposition to the state.
the old Communist elite remained in control
it occurred without violence

In the 1990s, western Europe experienced both

a communist resurgence and socialist revolutionsa communist resurgence and socialist revolutions
an educational gap between men and women and a strong economy
a genocide and civil war
decreased employment opportunities for women and increased birth rates
a baby bust and a surge of illegal immigration

Milosevic’s policy of “ethnic cleansing” was

the forced removal of non-Serbian groups from Serbian-controlled areas
a way to unite all Serbs and non-Serbs into a greater Yugoslavia
a way to ensure peace throughout Yugoslavia
a plan of attack against his neighboring countries
a treaty with the former Soviet Union

What were the long term effects of the suffragette movement?

Women were able to attend college
Women began to enter Male dominant professions
Women had to travel with a male accomplice
Women could only work domestic jobs

AP European History: Unit – 9 – Cold War and Contemporary Europe Practice Test

AP European History: Unit – 9 – Cold War and Contemporary Europe Practice Test

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1. Question

How did Gorbachev’s policies open the way to changes in the USSR?

2. Question

The American policy of containment during the Cold War involved

3. Question

The Western European country which stepped back from the process of European economic and military unity in the late 1950s and 1960s was

4. Question

Which of the following accurately characterizes a major cause of the Cold War?

5. Question

Comparing the results of the two world wars, which of the following had the most influence on the development of a cold war?

6. Question

Before 1980, which two countries made serious (but unsuccessful) attempts to break away from Soviet control?

7. Question

Which of the following describes a major social change in Europe after World War II?

8. Question

In the immediate post-World War II period most Western European states

9. Question

Which of the following best describes the economic policies of Western European governments after World War II?

10. Question

Which Western European power experienced the greatest degree of conflict in its decolonization efforts after 1945?

11. Question

Charles de Gaulle encouraged France to develop its own nuclear force because

12. Question

Following World War II, up to the 1960s, Europe’s population

13. Question

Which of the following is NOT associated with the European Union?

14. Question

The revolutions of 1989

15. Question

Which of the following was NOT part of the Soviet cold war policies?

16. Question

The collapse of the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia was deemed a “Velvet Revolution” because

17. Question

In the 1990s, western Europe experienced both

18. Question

Milosevic’s policy of “ethnic cleansing” was

19. Question

What were the long term effects of the suffragette movement?