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Quiz for Sources for Western Society, Chapter 28

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1. In Marshall’s view, what would be the likely consequence if the United States failed to aid Europe’s economic recovery (see Document 28-1)?

The United States would miss a golden opportunity to enrich itself.

European society would break down, producing grave problems both in Europe and around the world.

The United States would miss a golden opportunity to deal a blow to the Soviet Union.

European society would recover but would likely veer towards socialism.

Correct. The answer is b. As Marshall described the situation, Europe was poised on the brink of social and economic collapse, something that the U.S. could not allow to happen.

Incorrect. The answer is b. As Marshall described the situation, Europe was poised on the brink of social and economic collapse, something that the U.S. could not allow to happen.

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2. In Solzhenitsyn’s view, which of these groups was most likely to survive imprisonment in the gulag (see Document 28-2)?

Those who feigned illness

Informants

Those who content themselves with other men’s leftovers

Those who are truly innocent

Correct. The answer is b. In Solzhenitsyn’s experience, prisoners who were willing to inform on their comrades almost always survived, although their survival was at the expense of “other people’s blood.”

Incorrect. The answer is b. In Solzhenitsyn’s experience, prisoners who were willing to inform on their comrades almost always survived, although their survival was at the expense of “other people’s blood.”

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3. Why did Stalin believe there was a marked similarity between Churchill and Hitler (see Document 28-3)?

In Stalin’s view, all capitalist leaders were essentially the same.

In Stalin’s view, both devised aggressive foreign policies founded on a theory of racial superiority.

In Stalin’s view, Churchill harbored the same anti-Semitic views as Hitler.

In Stalin’s view, Churchill was just as anti-democratic as Hitler.

Correct. The answer is b. Stalin accused Churchill of wanting to foment a war based on an assumption of racial superiority, much as Hitler had done in the late 1930s.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Stalin accused Churchill of wanting to foment a war based on an assumption of racial superiority, much as Hitler had done in the late 1930s.

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4. With which of these statements might both Fanon and De Beauvoir have agreed (see Document 28-4 and Document 28-5)?

Real change can only be accomplished through violence.

Each group has a “natural” role to play in society.

True independence requires a fundamental break with the past.

In order to prosper, the oppressed must become more like their oppressors.

Correct. The answer is c. Both Fanon and De Beauvoir argued that existing social and economic systems could only perpetuate dependence and oppression. Thus, a break with those systems was necessary to achieve genuine independence.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Both Fanon and De Beauvoir argued that existing social and economic systems could only perpetuate dependence and oppression. Thus, a break with those systems was necessary to achieve genuine independence.