SAT II World History : The Cold War in Europe
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Example Question #11 : The Cold War In Europe
What was the primary outcome of the Helsinki Accords in 1975?
The Western recognition of Soviet territorial gains made in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of World War Two
The downfall of communism in Europe
The formation of the European Union
A significant decline in the number of nuclear warheads held by the Soviet Union, Great Britain, France, and the United States
The Western repudiation of Soviet territorial gains made in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of World War Two
The Western recognition of Soviet territorial gains made in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of World War Two
The Helsinki Accords were signed in 1975, by the United States and most of the European countries, to recognize the territorial gains made by the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe in the immediate aftermath of World War Two. It was seen, at the time, as a major diplomatic victory for the Soviet Union and a lessening of the tensions between the East and the West during the Cold War.
Example Question #71 : Europe
The Algerian Crisis led to the demise of __________.
The French Fourth Republic
Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy in Spain
The French Third Republic
Franco's fascist regime in Spain
Vichy France
The French Fourth Republic
The Algerian Crisis occurred in 1958 when a group of French generals and Algerian politicians staged a coup in Algeria in an attempt to create an independent Algerian nation free of French control. It led directly to the demise of the already weakening French Fourth Republic and precipitated the rise of the French Fifth Republic.
Example Question #71 : Europe
Which of these best describes the Prague Spring?
The moment when the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia and installed a puppet socialist regime that was loyal to the U.S.S.R.
An artistic movement in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s that heavily criticized the communist regime of the time and led to widespread student protests
The moment when communism finally fell in the Czechoslovakia during a non-violent revolution and was replaced by capitalism and democracy
An attempt by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia to reform the economic and political structure of the country to provide greater freedoms
An attempt by the capitalist government of the Czech Republic to return to communism that was swiftly crushed by the United States and West Germany
An attempt by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia to reform the economic and political structure of the country to provide greater freedoms
The Prague Spring took place in 1968, when the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, under the leadership of First Secretary Alexander Dubcek, attempted to reform the economic and political structure of the country to provide greater individual freedoms. The economy was partially decentralized and democratic rights were extended to many citizens; however, the Prague Spring was quashed within a year, when forces of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact invaded and put down the rebellion by force. The Prague Spring is considered a precursor to the Velvet Revolution of 1989, when communism was finally ended in Czechoslovakia in a peaceful and swift revolution.
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