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DSST History of the Soviet Union exam covers Russia under the old regime, the revolutionary period, new economic policy, pre-war Stalinism, World War II, post-war Stalinism, the Khrushchev years, the Brezhnev era, and reform and collapse under Gorbachev. (Formerly, Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union).
The exam contains 100 questions to be answered in 2 hours.
Exam contents, briefly:
1. Russia Under the Old Regime – 10% A. Governing Institutions B. Economics C. Culture and society D. Foreign Affairs E. Revolutionary movements 2A. The First World War B. February revolution C. Provisional Government/ Dual Power D. October revolution E. Civil war F. New Economic Policy (NEP)
3 Early Stalinism 1928-1939 - 13% A. Collectivization B. Industrialization C. The Great Purges D. Culture E. Nationalities
4. The Second World War - 14% A. Prewar foreign relations B. The course of the war C. The impact and experience of the war D. Wartime Diplomacy and Conclusion of the War
5. Postwar Stalinism - 11% A. Reconstruction B. Origin of the Cold War C. Reconsolidation D. Foreign Relations
6. The Khrushchev Years - 12% A. Succession struggle B. De-Stalinization C. Relations with U.S. D. Rift with China E. Arms race and Proxy wars
7. The Brezhnev Era - 12% A. Reforms and "Stagnation" B. Ideological dissent C. Détente D. Proxy wars in the Third World E. War in Afghanistan
8. Reform and Collapse Under Gorbachev - 16% A. Foreign Policy and External Pressures C. Perestroika and glasnost D. Reemergence of the nationalities issue F. End of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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