(1) NATO was considering including more former Soviet satellite countries as members

(2) NATO had fewer members than the Warsaw Pact.

(3) NATO does not admit new members.

(4) NATO has included many Asian members.

37 “By gently pushing open the gates of reform, he

unleashed a democratic flood that wiped out the

Soviet universe and washed away the Cold War.”

This statement most likely describes the actions of

(1) Ruholla Khomeini (3) Pol Pot

(2) Ho Chi Minh (4) Mikhail Gorbachev
June 2002

39 The fall of the Berlin Wall was followed by

(1) an end of democratic rule in Germany

(2) the rise of a Neo-Nazi movement in Spain

(3) an expansion of the Warsaw Pact

(4) the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union
Jan. 2003

41 Mikhail Gorbachev instituted the policies of glasnost

and perestroika to

(1) reinforce the basic economic principles of communism

(2) bring the Soviet Union into the European

Economic Community

(4) gain acceptance for free political elections

34 In the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev,

the trend toward private ownership of businesses

represented a move away from

(1) a traditional economy

(2) a command economy

(3) a free-market economy

(4) laissez-faire economics
Jan. 2005

36 “. . . The Communist party of the Soviet Union

has been and remains a natural and inalienable

part of social forces.

Their cooperation will make it possible to

attain the ultimate goal of Perestroika: to renew

our society within the framework of the socialist

choice, along the lines of advance to a humane

democratic socialism. . . .”
Which leader would most likely have made this

statement?

(1) Kwame Nkrumah

(2) Mohandas Gandhi

(3) Benito Mussolini

(4) Mikhail Gorbachev


End of the Cold War

Regents Practice
Jan. 2005

46 One way in which Alexander II, Catherine the

Great, and Boris Yeltsin played similar roles in

Russian history was that they

(1) led communist revolutions

(2) encouraged reforms

(3) were subjects of Stalinist purges

(4) supported territorial expansion
June 2005

38 One way in which Lech Walesa, Mikhail

Gorbachev, and Nelson Mandela are similar is

that each

(2) fought for power for the black majority over

the white minority

(3) worked to end communism in his country

(4) refused to participate in the United Nations
Jan. 2006

39 One similarity between Mikhail Gorbachev’s

perestroika and Deng Xiaoping’s Four

Modernizations is that each

(2) maintained the democratic process

(3) strengthened communism

(4) increased global tensions

30 Under communism in the former Soviet Union,

people were required to

(1) reject modern technology

(2) limit the size of their families

(3) honor their ancestors and religious traditions

37 In the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev’s attempts to

change the Soviet Union resulted in

(1) an increase in tensions between India and the

Soviet Union

(2) a strengthening of the Communist Party

(3) a shift from producing consumer goods to

producing heavy machinery

35 One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the

policies of glasnost and perestroika in the Soviet

Union was to

(1) eliminate freedom of speech and press

(2) destroy the power of the opposition party

(3) dominate the governments of Eastern Europe

(4) encourage political discussion and economic

reform
Jan. 2007

44 The unification of Germany (1870–71) and the

breakup of Yugoslavia after 1991 both illustrate

the influence of

(1) imperialism (3) westernization

(2) industrialization (4) nationalism

Regents Practice

Base your answer to question 42 on the graphic

organizer below and on your knowledge of social

studies.
42 Which title would best fit this graphic organizer?

(1) Capitalism in Full Retreat

(2) Collapse of the Soviet Union

(3) Formation of the Warsaw Pact

(4) Buildup of the Cold War


Jan. 2004

Base your answer to question 38 on the cartoon

38 This 1995 cartoon is suggesting that communism

(1) has no appeal in Russia

(2) still dominates the Russian government

(4) is the best system for the Russian people

Base your answer to question 42 on the

photograph below and on your knowledge of social

studies.

42 This 1989 photograph symbolizes the

(2) importance of the Berlin airlift

(3) creation of a divided Germany

(4) fear of Nazism among Germans

Base your answer to question 44 on the chart below

44 An analysis of this chart shows that the United Nations

(1) expects individual nations to solve their own problems

(2) is very much like the League of Nations and does not have the resources to enforce

its decisions

(3) relies on the United States to carry out its peacekeeping missions

29 The United Nations was created primarily to

(1) prosecute persons accused of war crimes

(2) contain the spread of communism

Base your answer to question 41 on the cartoon

below and on your knowledge of social studies.
41 This cartoon raises the question as to whether the

United Nations is able to

(1) administer former colonial areas

(2) deliver aid to people in need

(3) separate political issues from economic issues

(4) unite opposing forces and differing ideologies

United Nations

Regents Practice
Aug. 2004

Base your answer to question 36 on the chart below and on your knowledge of social studies.

36 This chart shows the organization of the