Question
1. There have been some major changes to the economy of China since the 1990s. These have come about because of the reforms of Deng Xiaoping. How might these changes best be described?
The changes to China's economy have allowed its government to become poorer.
It is still too early to tell how the reforms that have been introduced in China will affect its wealth.
China now enjoys one of the wealthiest economies in the world due to its reforms.
The standard of living for the average Chinese citizen has not been affected by these Chinese reforms.
2. Pope John Paul II was from what communist satellite country?
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
Romania
3. Mikhail Gorbachev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party and leader of the Soviet Union, was a refomer. What reason did Gorbachev have for wanting to bring reform to the Soviet Union?
The spread of communism throughout the world was a goal of Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms.
Gorbachev hoped that the reform he brought to the Soviet Union would end the Cold War.
As a reformer, Gorbachev wanted to see his country focus less on gaining wealth and power.
Mikhail Gorbachev wanted to see the Russian people trust their government instead of fear it.
4. .
In what way did communism lead to human rights violations?
Communism itself was not the source of any reported human rights violations; it was all a fabrication of the West.
Communist governments often rely on fear to stay in power, and usually oppress and censor dissent.
Citizens living under communism were victims of free market exploitation.
Human rights violations were often seen when communist citizens tried to start new businesses.
The changes to China's economy have allowed its government to become poorer.
It is still too early to tell how the reforms that have been introduced in China will affect its wealth.
China now enjoys one of the wealthiest economies in the world due to its reforms.
The standard of living for the average Chinese citizen has not been affected by these Chinese reforms.
2. Pope John Paul II was from what communist satellite country?
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
Romania
3. Mikhail Gorbachev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party and leader of the Soviet Union, was a refomer. What reason did Gorbachev have for wanting to bring reform to the Soviet Union?
The spread of communism throughout the world was a goal of Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms.
Gorbachev hoped that the reform he brought to the Soviet Union would end the Cold War.
As a reformer, Gorbachev wanted to see his country focus less on gaining wealth and power.
Mikhail Gorbachev wanted to see the Russian people trust their government instead of fear it.
4. .
In what way did communism lead to human rights violations?
Communism itself was not the source of any reported human rights violations; it was all a fabrication of the West.
Communist governments often rely on fear to stay in power, and usually oppress and censor dissent.
Citizens living under communism were victims of free market exploitation.
Human rights violations were often seen when communist citizens tried to start new businesses.
Answers
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1. The changes to China's economy have best been described as:
**China now enjoys one of the wealthiest economies in the world due to its reforms.**
Deng Xiaoping's reforms transformed China from a closed, centrally planned economy to a more market-oriented one, contributing to significant economic growth and development.
2. Pope John Paul II was from what communist satellite country?
**Poland**
He was born in Poland and later became the Archbishop of Kraków before his papacy.
3. Mikhail Gorbachev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party and leader of the Soviet Union, was a reformer. What reason did Gorbachev have for wanting to bring reform to the Soviet Union?
**Mikhail Gorbachev wanted to see the Russian people trust their government instead of fear it.**
His policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) aimed to increase transparency and reduce the oppressive aspects of the Soviet regime.
4. In what way did communism lead to human rights violations?
**Communist governments often rely on fear to stay in power, and usually oppress and censor dissent.**
The suppression of political dissent and the use of state power to control citizens often resulted in widespread human rights violations in communist regimes.
**China now enjoys one of the wealthiest economies in the world due to its reforms.**
Deng Xiaoping's reforms transformed China from a closed, centrally planned economy to a more market-oriented one, contributing to significant economic growth and development.
2. Pope John Paul II was from what communist satellite country?
**Poland**
He was born in Poland and later became the Archbishop of Kraków before his papacy.
3. Mikhail Gorbachev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party and leader of the Soviet Union, was a reformer. What reason did Gorbachev have for wanting to bring reform to the Soviet Union?
**Mikhail Gorbachev wanted to see the Russian people trust their government instead of fear it.**
His policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) aimed to increase transparency and reduce the oppressive aspects of the Soviet regime.
4. In what way did communism lead to human rights violations?
**Communist governments often rely on fear to stay in power, and usually oppress and censor dissent.**
The suppression of political dissent and the use of state power to control citizens often resulted in widespread human rights violations in communist regimes.