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Question 1. (a) Capitalism Sorry, that's incorrect. In a purely capitalist society, many individuals own and control the means of production, and the government does not produce goods at all. Question 1. (b) Fascism Sorry, that's incorrect. In a fascist society, the government may control some of the means of production, but many are still in the hands of private enterprise. Question 1. (d) Frisbeetarianism Sorry, that's incorrect. Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when one dies, their spirit flies up, only to become stuck on the roof of their house. It doesn't really have anything to do with ecoonomies and themeans of production... Question 2. (a) Propaganda Sorry, that's incorrect. Propaganda, deceit and misleading the media were all tactics that were widely used by both sides. Question 2. (b) Espionage Sorry, that's incorrect. Both sides had organisations capable of carrying out espionage, including the CIA and the KGB (the Russian Committe for State Security). Question 2. (d) Threats Sorry, that's incorrect. Threats, with military or economic consequences, were frequently proposed by both sides. Question 3. (a) 1943 Sorry, that's incorrect. World War II was still going in 1943, Stalin lived long after this. Question 3. (c) 1954 Sorry, that's incorrect. Stalin was dead before 1954. Question 3. (d) 1956 Sorry, that's incorrect. Stalin was dead before 1956. Question 4. (a) He loved vodka Sorry, that's incorrect. Boris Yelstin was famous for his love of Russia's national tipple, but he was Gorbachev's succeessor in 1992. Question 4. (c) He played a mean saxophone Sorry, that's incorrect. At the same time as Gorbachev was announcing the end of The Cold War, Bill Clinton was blowing his famous electioneering trumpet (or saxophone), though there's no evidence Gorbachev followed Clinton's lead. Question 4. (d) He said 'Ich bin ein Berliner' Sorry, that's incorrect. This immortal line, intended to shwe American support for the Berlin populations cause, was in fact uttered by John F. Kennedy in 1963. Question 5. (a) The Bay of Pigs incident Sorry, that's incorrect. The Bay of Pigs invasion took place in 1961 Question 5. (b) The Turkish Missile Crisis Sorry, that's incorrect. As far as is known, there was no major Turkish Missile Crisis. Question 5. (d) Soviets invade Afghanistan Sorry, that's incorrect. This didn't happen until much later, 1979 in fact. Question 6. (b) Boris Yelstin Sorry, that's incorrect. Yeltsin was leading Russia just after The Cold War ended, but this announcement was made before he came to power. Question 6. (c) Vladimir Putin Sorry, that's incorrect. Vladimir Putin is the current leader of Russia. Question 6. (d) Nikita Khrushchev Sorry, that's incorrect. Khrushchev played an enormous part in The Cold War, leading the USSR for seven years from 1957 to 1964, but he was outed at the height of The Cold War, long before it's conclusion. <br> Question 7. (b) North American Trading Office Sorry, that's incorrect. NATO is an international body, with powers ranging far beyond North America. Question 7. (c) North Atlantic Trading Organisation Sorry, that's incorrect. The WTO deals with international trade issues, not NATO. Question 7. (d) North American Treaty Organisation Sorry, that's incorrect. NATO is an international body, with powers ranging far beyond North America. |
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