European History : Domestic and Foreign Policies
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Example Question #1 : Domestic And Foreign Policies
What was the primary goal of Mikhail Gorbachev's "glasnost" policy reforms?
To provide transparency by loosening restrictions on the press and the free speech of citizens
To restructure the economy in order to move away from a completely state-run model
None of these
To ease tension with the United States by disarming the USSR's nuclear arsenal
To provide transparency by loosening restrictions on the press and the free speech of citizens
The Soviet policy of glasnost was initiated in 1985 and was designed to provide openness and transparency in government by loosening the previously tight restrictions on freedom of the press. It was accompanied by perestroika, a restructuring of the Soviet economy to provide rudimentary moves away from a totally state-run economy.
Example Question #2 : Domestic And Foreign Policies
The Final Solution was _________________.
the Allies' plan of attack for pushing into Germany during World War II
the peace treaty Germany signed when it surrendered to the Allie's following World War II
Hitler's plan to eradicate all Jewish and non-Aryan people from Germany
the name of the mission to launch atomic bombs at Japan during World War II
Hitler's plan to win World War II
Hitler's plan to eradicate all Jewish and non-Aryan people from Germany
The Final Solution was Hitler's plan to eradicate all Jewish and non-Aryan people from Germany (and German-conquered regions of Europe). It included concentration camps, mass extermination, and forced labor.
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