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AP World- Ch. 32 Questions

  1. Which nation was NOT part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during the 1980s?
    Poland
  2. In the years after World War II, what nation was the focal point of the cold war?
    Germany
  3. In the Suez Canal crisis of 1956,
    the United States and Soviet Union jointly interceded on behalf of Egypt.
  4. Which of the following nations had the highest military expenditures following World War II?
    the United States
  5. What new political movement in western Europe, following World War, II promised democratic institutions and moderate social reform?
    What new political movement in western Europe, following World War, II promised democratic institutions and moderate social reform?
  6. Which of the following statements concerning the European welfare state is most accurate?
    The welfare state provided aid for citizens at many income levels and won support from many groups.
  7. The welfare state
    initially won wide acceptance from all political factions.
  8. Margaret Thatcher, prime minister of Britain,
    worked to cut the expenditures of the welfare state and to promote free enterprise.
  9. In what year was the European Economic Community first formed?
    1958
  10. The fastest-growing sector of the labor force in the West after World War II was
    services
  11. Which of the following statements is most accurate?
    After 1945 the Soviet Union emerged as one of two great world powers along with the United States.
  12. In which period of Soviet history did the Soviet Union achieve superpower status?
    1945 - 1985
  13. Which nation remained independent of direct Soviet control after 1948?
    Albania
  14. What cultural institution was suppressed under Stalin's program?
    the Orthodox Church
  15. The Soviet agricultural system
    remained a major weakness of the regime to the 1980s
  16. Which statement concerning the status of women in the Soviet Union is most accurate?
    Soviet women dominated some professions, such as medicine, although they received less pay than men
  17. What leader emerged to take primary power in the Soviet Union in 1956?
    Nikita Khrushchev
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