Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Living in the Past: A Model Socialist Steel Town

Question

1. Post-war economic development in the East Bloc focused on the production of which of the following?

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B.
C.
D.
Correct. The answer is a. The push towards the development of heavy industry that began during the 1930s continued in the decades following World War II.
Incorrect. The answer is a. The push towards the development of heavy industry that began during the 1930s continued in the decades following World War II.

Question

2. What impact did the construction of Nowa Huta have on Polish workers in the 1950s and 1960s?

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B.
C.
D.
Correct. The answer is c. Thousands of Poles migrated to Nowa Huta from the countryside, attracted by relatively good housing and decent wages.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Thousands of Poles migrated to Nowa Huta from the countryside, attracted by relatively good housing and decent wages.

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3. Which of these helps explain why East Bloc steel plants like Nowa Huta found it impossible to compete in global markets from the 1970s on?

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B.
C.
D.
Correct. The answer is c. The emergence of the East Asian economic “tigers” pushed East Bloc steel producers out of global markets.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The emergence of the East Asian economic “tigers” pushed East Bloc steel producers out of global markets.