HY 102 Final Exam questions with
correct answers
perestroika b- bcorrect banswers✔✔"economic brestructuring;" ballowed bfor bsome bfree
bmarket binfluence; bled bto bdissolution bof bthe bUSSR band bthe bCold bWar
glasnost b- bcorrect banswers✔✔"publicity" bor b"openness;" breforms binstituted bby
bMikhail bGorbachev bthat bled bto bconstructive bopenness band btransparency bin bthe
bSoviet bUnion. bCriticism barose band bwere bvery bhigh bby b1989. bGlasnost bis bcredited
bfor bthe bdissolution bof bthe bUSSR.
Mikhail bGorbachev b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Maturing bafter bthe bStalinist bera,
bGorbachev's bglasnost band bperestroika breformed bSoviet bpolitics band beconomics.
bHe bpursued ba bmarkedly bless bconfrontationist bmilitary bpolicy bthan bhis
bpredecessors. bUltimately, bhis bactions bled bto brevolutionary bmovements bthroughout
bEastern bEurope.
NATO b(North bAtlantic bTreaty bOrganization) b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Alliance bof
bWestern bpowers. bFollowed bpolicy bof bcontainment, bshielding bfrom bthe badvance bof
bthe bIron bCurtain.
Marshall bPlan b(1948-1952) b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Billions bof bdollars bin baid bto
bEurope bthat ballowed bthe bcountries bto brebuild. bThe bgoal bwas bundoubtedly
bgeopolitical: btrying bto bcontain bsocialism band bkeep bit bout bof bthe bWest. bWhile
bassistance bwas boffered bto bEastern bEuropean bcountries, bit bwas brefused. bThe baid
bthat ballowed bWestern bEurope bto bdevelop bhad ban bindelible bimpact bon bthe
bcharacter bof bhuman blife band bpolitics band balso bcreated ba bmarket bfor bAmerican
bproducts.
Joseph bStalin b(1878-1953) b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Emerged bfrom ba bpower bstruggle
bwith bLeon bTrotsky bwhen bLenin bfell bill. bStalin bwins bout band bfocuses bon bbuilding
bCommunism bup bin bRussia bby bbeginning ba bsystem bof breform/collectivization. b10
bmillion bdie bas ba bresult bof bthe bensuing bfamine. bStalin bthrived bon biconography band
bsymbols bthat brepresented bhimself band bRussia's bgreatness.
Adolf bHitler b(1889-1945) b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Born bin bAustria, bHitler's bbad
bchildhood binflicted bsevere bdevelopmental band bpsychological bwounds bon bhim. bHe
bwas bdisgusted bwith bSlavic bculture band bdrawn bto bextremism. bWe bwas ba bmodel
, bsoldier bin bWWI band bconcerned bthat bGermany's bdefeat bwas bdue bentirely bto bthe
bactions bof bJews. bHe bis bput bin bprison bafter bthe bBeer bHall bPutsch bin bwhich bhe
band b3,000 bsoldiers bmarch bon bMunich. bThere, bhe bwrites bMein bKampf. bWhen bthe
bReichstag bburns bdown, bhe bmakes bhimself bdictator.
Benito bMussolini b(1883-1945) b- bcorrect banswers✔✔With bItaly bin ba bstate bof
bdisarray bafter bWWI, ba bpolitical bvacuum bwas bcreated bthrough bwhich bMussolini bwas
bable bto barise bto bpower. bAn bable bpolitician band bpassionate babout bpower, bhe bwas
bfirst bleftist band bthen bmoved bto bthe bright, bblaming bliberalism bfor bbeing bweak band
binfluencing bmilitary bleaders. bHe bleads ba bfascist bmarch bon bRome bin b1922 bwith
b30,000 buniformed bsupporters band bis bgranted bthe bpower bto bconstruct ba bnew
bgovernment. bHe bthen bpromptly btransforms bthe bstate binto ba b1-party bdictatorship.
Battle bof bBritain b- bcorrect banswers✔✔an baerial bbattle bfought bin bWorld bWar bII bin
b1940 bbetween bthe bGerman bLuftwaffe b(air bforce), bwhich bcarried bout bextensive
bbombing bin bBritain, band bthe bBritish bRoyal bAir bForce, bwhich boffered bsuccessful
bresistance.
Yalta bConference b- bcorrect banswers✔✔February, b1945 b- bRoosevelt, bChurchill band
bStalin bmet bat bYalta bto bmake bfinal bwar bplans, barrange bthe bpost-war bfate bof
bGermany, band bdiscuss bthe bproposal bfor bcreation bof bthe bUnited bNations bas ba
bsuccessor bto bthe bLeague bof bNations. bThey bannounced bthe bdecision bto bdivide
bGermany binto bthree bpost-war bzones bof boccupation, balthough ba bfourth bzone bwas
blater bcreated bfor bFrance. bRussia balso bagreed bto benter bthe bwar bagainst bJapan, bin
bexchange bfor bthe bKuril bIslands band bhalf bof bthe bSakhalin bPeninsula.
Franklin bDelano bRoosevelt b- bcorrect banswers✔✔This bDemocrat bwas bpresident
bfrom b1933 buntil bhis bdeath bin b1945. bHe bbroke bthe bunofficial btradition bof bserving
bno bmore bthan btwo bterms bin boffice band boversaw bboth bthe bNew bDeal band bWWII.
bIn bso bdoing, bhe bexercised bgreater bauthority bthan bperhaps bany bpresident bbefore
bhim, bgiving brise bto ba bnew bunderstanding bof bthe brole band bresponsibility bof bthe
bpresident. bUnder bhis bleadership, bthe bmodern bDemocratic bParty bwas bformed,
bgarnering bsupport bfrom blabor bunions, bblacks, burban bworkers, band bfarmers. bHe
bhas bbeen bcalled bthe bmost bpopular bpresident bin bAmerican bhistory.
Munich bConference b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1938 bconference bat bwhich bEuropean
bleaders battempted bto bappease bHitler bby bturning bover bthe bSudetenland bto bhim bin
bexchange bfor bpromise bthat bGermany bwould bnot bexpand bGermany's bterritory bany
bfurther.
Appeasement b- bcorrect banswers✔✔satisfying breasonable bdemands bof bdissatisfied
bpowers bin ban beffort bto bmaintain bpeace band bstability
United bNations b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An binternational borganization bwhose bstated
baims bare bto bfacilitate bco-operation bin binternational blaw, binternational bsecurity,
beconomic bdevelopment, bsocial bprogress band bhuman brights bissues. bIt bwas bfounded
correct answers
perestroika b- bcorrect banswers✔✔"economic brestructuring;" ballowed bfor bsome bfree
bmarket binfluence; bled bto bdissolution bof bthe bUSSR band bthe bCold bWar
glasnost b- bcorrect banswers✔✔"publicity" bor b"openness;" breforms binstituted bby
bMikhail bGorbachev bthat bled bto bconstructive bopenness band btransparency bin bthe
bSoviet bUnion. bCriticism barose band bwere bvery bhigh bby b1989. bGlasnost bis bcredited
bfor bthe bdissolution bof bthe bUSSR.
Mikhail bGorbachev b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Maturing bafter bthe bStalinist bera,
bGorbachev's bglasnost band bperestroika breformed bSoviet bpolitics band beconomics.
bHe bpursued ba bmarkedly bless bconfrontationist bmilitary bpolicy bthan bhis
bpredecessors. bUltimately, bhis bactions bled bto brevolutionary bmovements bthroughout
bEastern bEurope.
NATO b(North bAtlantic bTreaty bOrganization) b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Alliance bof
bWestern bpowers. bFollowed bpolicy bof bcontainment, bshielding bfrom bthe badvance bof
bthe bIron bCurtain.
Marshall bPlan b(1948-1952) b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Billions bof bdollars bin baid bto
bEurope bthat ballowed bthe bcountries bto brebuild. bThe bgoal bwas bundoubtedly
bgeopolitical: btrying bto bcontain bsocialism band bkeep bit bout bof bthe bWest. bWhile
bassistance bwas boffered bto bEastern bEuropean bcountries, bit bwas brefused. bThe baid
bthat ballowed bWestern bEurope bto bdevelop bhad ban bindelible bimpact bon bthe
bcharacter bof bhuman blife band bpolitics band balso bcreated ba bmarket bfor bAmerican
bproducts.
Joseph bStalin b(1878-1953) b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Emerged bfrom ba bpower bstruggle
bwith bLeon bTrotsky bwhen bLenin bfell bill. bStalin bwins bout band bfocuses bon bbuilding
bCommunism bup bin bRussia bby bbeginning ba bsystem bof breform/collectivization. b10
bmillion bdie bas ba bresult bof bthe bensuing bfamine. bStalin bthrived bon biconography band
bsymbols bthat brepresented bhimself band bRussia's bgreatness.
Adolf bHitler b(1889-1945) b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Born bin bAustria, bHitler's bbad
bchildhood binflicted bsevere bdevelopmental band bpsychological bwounds bon bhim. bHe
bwas bdisgusted bwith bSlavic bculture band bdrawn bto bextremism. bWe bwas ba bmodel
, bsoldier bin bWWI band bconcerned bthat bGermany's bdefeat bwas bdue bentirely bto bthe
bactions bof bJews. bHe bis bput bin bprison bafter bthe bBeer bHall bPutsch bin bwhich bhe
band b3,000 bsoldiers bmarch bon bMunich. bThere, bhe bwrites bMein bKampf. bWhen bthe
bReichstag bburns bdown, bhe bmakes bhimself bdictator.
Benito bMussolini b(1883-1945) b- bcorrect banswers✔✔With bItaly bin ba bstate bof
bdisarray bafter bWWI, ba bpolitical bvacuum bwas bcreated bthrough bwhich bMussolini bwas
bable bto barise bto bpower. bAn bable bpolitician band bpassionate babout bpower, bhe bwas
bfirst bleftist band bthen bmoved bto bthe bright, bblaming bliberalism bfor bbeing bweak band
binfluencing bmilitary bleaders. bHe bleads ba bfascist bmarch bon bRome bin b1922 bwith
b30,000 buniformed bsupporters band bis bgranted bthe bpower bto bconstruct ba bnew
bgovernment. bHe bthen bpromptly btransforms bthe bstate binto ba b1-party bdictatorship.
Battle bof bBritain b- bcorrect banswers✔✔an baerial bbattle bfought bin bWorld bWar bII bin
b1940 bbetween bthe bGerman bLuftwaffe b(air bforce), bwhich bcarried bout bextensive
bbombing bin bBritain, band bthe bBritish bRoyal bAir bForce, bwhich boffered bsuccessful
bresistance.
Yalta bConference b- bcorrect banswers✔✔February, b1945 b- bRoosevelt, bChurchill band
bStalin bmet bat bYalta bto bmake bfinal bwar bplans, barrange bthe bpost-war bfate bof
bGermany, band bdiscuss bthe bproposal bfor bcreation bof bthe bUnited bNations bas ba
bsuccessor bto bthe bLeague bof bNations. bThey bannounced bthe bdecision bto bdivide
bGermany binto bthree bpost-war bzones bof boccupation, balthough ba bfourth bzone bwas
blater bcreated bfor bFrance. bRussia balso bagreed bto benter bthe bwar bagainst bJapan, bin
bexchange bfor bthe bKuril bIslands band bhalf bof bthe bSakhalin bPeninsula.
Franklin bDelano bRoosevelt b- bcorrect banswers✔✔This bDemocrat bwas bpresident
bfrom b1933 buntil bhis bdeath bin b1945. bHe bbroke bthe bunofficial btradition bof bserving
bno bmore bthan btwo bterms bin boffice band boversaw bboth bthe bNew bDeal band bWWII.
bIn bso bdoing, bhe bexercised bgreater bauthority bthan bperhaps bany bpresident bbefore
bhim, bgiving brise bto ba bnew bunderstanding bof bthe brole band bresponsibility bof bthe
bpresident. bUnder bhis bleadership, bthe bmodern bDemocratic bParty bwas bformed,
bgarnering bsupport bfrom blabor bunions, bblacks, burban bworkers, band bfarmers. bHe
bhas bbeen bcalled bthe bmost bpopular bpresident bin bAmerican bhistory.
Munich bConference b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1938 bconference bat bwhich bEuropean
bleaders battempted bto bappease bHitler bby bturning bover bthe bSudetenland bto bhim bin
bexchange bfor bpromise bthat bGermany bwould bnot bexpand bGermany's bterritory bany
bfurther.
Appeasement b- bcorrect banswers✔✔satisfying breasonable bdemands bof bdissatisfied
bpowers bin ban beffort bto bmaintain bpeace band bstability
United bNations b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An binternational borganization bwhose bstated
baims bare bto bfacilitate bco-operation bin binternational blaw, binternational bsecurity,
beconomic bdevelopment, bsocial bprogress band bhuman brights bissues. bIt bwas bfounded
