Question

#1: Which is the best explanation for this political cartoon?

***cartoon attached inside!***
A. The Soviet Union, led by Brezhnev, investigates the Prague Spring reforms.

B. Soviet leader Brezhnev douses the spirit of freedom born during the Czech Prague Spring.

C. The Soviet Union hides from neighboring countries the flame of political freedom found in Czechoslovakia.

D. The Soviet Union, led by Brezhnev, is protecting the brief flame of political freedom found in Czechoslovakia.

**my answer; B

is that right? @Captain_Page_Turner :)

Answer 1

cartoon!

Answer 2

#2: Which happened after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia?

A. Freedom of speech disappeared.

B. The reforms of the Prague Spring were accelerated.

C. Alexander Dubcek was promoted as director of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia.

D. The manifesto called“The Two Thousands Words” was published in Moscow.

***not sure! What do u think? :)

Answer 3

1) Wow, OpenStudy is just acting funky. But I managed to get back in and saw your question above and would say you're right! It's the only answer that actually makes sense. The Soviets didn't try to hide or protect the spirit of the Prague Spring -- he eventually crushed it by sending in Soviet troops.

Answer 4

#3: Which is an incorrect match?

A. Poland: workers labored long hours in coal mines and shipyards and received modest ration cards.


B. Moscow: long lines of people waited to buy food and clutched government coupons to buy clothes.


C. East Germany: people lived in comfortable homes, shopped in busy stores, and drove the latest automobiles.


D. Romania: the communist government exercised tight controls on the personal freedoms of individuals.

**My answer: C

is that right? :)

Answer 5

haha yeah ikr?! it started working again :)

yay for 1 :) what about the others? :D

Answer 6

#4: Why did the United States take the following actions?

**actions in box attached! ***

A. to prepare for a Soviet attack

B. to contain communism

C. to protect Chile and the Dominican Republic

D. to establish a presence in the Caribbean and the Pacific

***I'm not very sure on this one :( i'm thinking C tho.. what do u think?

Answer 7

#5: What are the two largest climate zones in Latin America?

A. highlands and subarctic

B. marine west coast and semiarid steppe

C. tropical wet and tropical dry

D. dry desert and semiarid steppe

**my answer; C

is that right? :)

Answer 8

#6: Which is a major natural resource in Latin America?

A. uranium

B. diamonds

C. corn

D. iron ore

***my answer: B. diamonds

is that right? @Captain_Page_Turner :)

Answer 9

#7: Which U.S. president is most likely to have made the statement in the box attached?

A. Richard Nixon

B. Jimmy Carter

C. George Bush

D. Ronald Reagan

**my answer: D.

is that right? :)

Answer 10

#8: Why was British prime minister Margaret Thatcher called the “Iron Lady?”

A. because she was the first woman to serve as British Prime Minister

B. because she strongly opposed communism

C. because she had come from an iron region in Wales

D. because she had had a steel plate inserted in her head

***My answer: B

is that right? :)

Answer 11

#9: Which reform policies did Mikhail Gorbachev initiate?

A. spring reforms and summer peace

B. détente and solidarity

C. glasnost and perestroika

D. SDI and Mujahideen

**my answer:C

is that right? :)

Answer 12

Last one!! :)

#10: Which habitat do the statements in the box attached describe?

A. Mediterranean woodland and scrub forest

B. Boreal forest

C. tropical savanna and grassland

D. Amazon rain forest

**my answer: D.

is that right? :)

Answer 13

2) I'd say (A), freedom of speech disappeared. Everything else doesn't fit. The reforms were eventually reversed after the Soviets invaded, Dubcek wasn't promoted (he was taken back to the USSR after the Soviets came in and eventually returned to Prague), and Two Thousand Words were definitely not published in Moscow.

3) You're right with (C). All of the other answers essentially describe life under the Communist regimes of each country. So much for a worker's paradise, eh?

4) Actually, I'd go with (B). In a way, (C) is kind of right -- the US presence was aimed at protecting both countries, but only within its interests namely supporting regimes that were anti-Communist even if they weren't democratically elected. US policy in Latin America during the Cold War was largely aimed at containment and interfering with Soviet intentions wherever they might be.

5) I'd agree with (C)!

6) You might be thinking of Africa for diamonds. :) In Latin America, mainly South America, I'd go with (D) iron ore.

7) Good answer. It's the Gipper himself, Ronald Reagan!

8) Good job! It's definitely (B). She was considered by many to be Reagan's counterpart in the UK -- both promoted fierce opposition to Communism. The other answers dont make much sense...especially the last one!

9) Again, nice work! Glasnost and perestroika were two of the reforms most associated with Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union. While they were great democratic reforms, they also had the unintended effect of bringing down the USSR in the long run which wasn't Gorbachev's intention.

10) You should be a botanist! That's right, it's (D) the Amazon rain forest. It's the largest of its kind of Earth. Unfortunately, it's also under threat from clear cutting efforts. Though we probably won't feel the affects for years, it's a disturbing trend considering what might be lost in the deliberate destruction of the rain forest in the years ahead.

Answer 14

hahaha yayy!! :) thank youuu!! :D

u rock!! :D

okay that's it!! :) Thanks sooo much! :)

Answer 15

Yay! You're welcome. :)

Answer 16

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