The Russian leader who was in office at the downfall of the Soviet Union
  • Gorbachev
  • Breshnev
  • Kruschev
  • Stalin
Glasnost is best characterized as
  • a form of re-Stalinization
  • a restructuring of the economy
  • a form of central planning
  • a form of political liberalization
Reagan’s foreign policy called for
  • making an alliance with the Soviet Union.
  • limiting American intervention in the affairs of other nations.
  • protecting the island of Cuba from invasion.
  • taking on a strong anti-communist role in the world.
President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed a missile treaty in hopes of?
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  • Reducing tensions associated with the threat of nuclear war
  • Providing an exchange of weapons for war hostages
  • Allowing secret weapons technologies to be shared
  • Establishing an official cease-fire
The USA held a 10-day joint military exercise with its NATO allies. It was code named _________________.
  • Strategic Defense Initiative
  • Star Wars
  • Able Archer
  • Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
  • The Command economy encouraged entrepreneurship.
  • The one-party state system enabled reforms to be made easily as there was centralized control.
  • Overemphasis on quantity of goods resulted in poor quality of Soviet goods.
  • The economy of the USSR grew at a faster rate than that of the USA.
Which of the following is true of the structure of the US economy?
  • Producers were given the freedom to allocate resources.
  • Creativity and innovation was encouraged.
  • Competition was encouraged to stimulate economic growth.
  • All of the above.
Which of the following is a reason for Soviet economic downturn in the 1980s?
  • Ideological commitment to satellite states
  • The five -year plan and collectivisation
  • The Korean War
  • The Vietnam war
The ________________________ gave the Soviet Union the right to intervene in the political matters of the Satellite states.
  • The Comecon and Cominform
  • The Brezhnev Doctrine
  • Glasnost
  • Perestroika
Why did the Prague Spring take place?
  • It took place to arrest dissidents who spoke out against the communist leadership.
  • It was to commemorate the great Soviet leaders.
  • It was to show support for the Communist movement.
  • It was a period of political liberalisation
At the height of the arms race the USA spent ___________ of its gross national product on defence while the USSR spent ______________ on defence.
  • 6%, 16%
  • 12%, 24%
  • 10%, 20%
  • 30%, 35%
Who succeeded Brezhnev as leader of the Soviet Union?
  • Mikhail Gorbachev
  • Joseph Stalin
  • Yuri Andropov
  • Nikita Khrushchev
Gorbachev implemented all the following policies except_________________.
  • Perestroika
  • New thinking
  • Glasnost
  • New economic policy
De-ideologisation was _____________________.
  • an extension of Perestroika
  • an extension of the Brezhnev doctrine
  • an extension of 'New thinking' to Soviet foreign policy
  • an extension of Glasnost
'New thinking' involved ______________________________.
  • removing armed forces from Hungary, East Germany and Czechoslovakia.
  • respecting the rights of nations to determine their own political system
  • allowing Eastern European nations to handle their own political affairs without Soviet interference.
  • All of the above.
The Cold War was fought between the United States and
  • China
  • France
  • Soviet Union
  • Germany
The Cold War was a war of ideas between 
  • Communism and Fascism
  • Communism and Totalitarianism
  • Democracy and Fascism 
  • Communism and Democracy
 The single most important reason the U.S. engaged in the Cold War was to 
  •  prevent the communist takeover of East Berlin
  • stop the spread of terrorism
  •  limit the development of nuclear weapons
  • stop the spread of communism
After _____________ came to power in the Soviet Union, there was a dramatic end to the Cold War. 
  • Nikita Khrushchev
  • Vladimir Putin
  • Mikhail Gorbachev
  • Leonid Brezhnev
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, ______________ became the first president of the Russian Republic 
  • Leonid Brezhnev
  • Boris Yeltsin
  • Vladimir Putin
  • Alexei Kosygin
Perestroika is...
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  •  Khrushchev's policy of aggression w/ U.S. 
  • Gorbachev' policy of reform and restructuring
  • Russian term for admiration of a comrade 
  • Capital of Sudetenland
What is glasnost?
  • Strict laws against speaking
  • Encouraged freedom in speech and governnment
  • Anarchy and chaos
  • American Rule over Russia
What year did the Berlin Wall come down?
  • 1991
  • 1975
  • 1992
  • 1989
Which was NOT a reason for the Fall of the Soviet Union?
  • Nationalism in the Soviet Block
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall
  • U.S. defeat of Russia
  • Soviet Economic Collapse
Why did Gorbachev wish to reform?
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  • He wanted to go down in history
  • He knew that Russia's expenditure on arms was unsustainable
  • He was a capitalist at heart
  • He was secretly working for the West
Gorbachev came to power in _____
  • 1986
  • 1985
  • 1984
  • 1979
Why did Gorbachev's reforms fail?
  • They were too little, too late
  • They couldn't work because real market reforms didn't exist to replace central government decision making
  • They were too similar to Koysgin's
  • There were no reforms
What was Gorbachev's biggest achievement?
  • Ending the nuclear arms race
  • Gaining the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990
  • withdrawing from Afghanistan and Central Europe in 1989
What happened to East and West Germany after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
  • They kept the same political system
  • They unified into one democratic country
  • They unified into one communist country
  • They rebuilt the wall.
During the Cold War, which event happened last?
  • Launching of SPUTNIK
  • Cuban Missile Crisis
  • Berlin Airlift
  • Destruction of Berlin Wall
Why would Gorbachev start the programs of Glasnost and Perestroika?
  • to help develop Soviet nuclear missiles
  • to strengthen collective farms
  • to stimulate the economy and political discussion
  • to expand NATO
After the fall of the USSR, what did many parts of the former USSR do?
  • Attempt to reestablish communism
  • Break away from Soviet Union and become independent
  • Establish their own communist government
  • Change their economic system to the command economy system
What type of economic system encourages private ownership?
  • Capitalism
  • Command Economy
  • Mixed Economy
  • Mercantilism
What type of economic system was used in the USSR, China and North Korea?
  • Capitalism
  • Command Economy
  • Mixed Economy
  • Mercantilism
Which term means to 'stop the spread of Communism'?
  • NATO
  • Warsaw Pact
  • containment
  • Marshall Plan
What was the political system of East Germany?
  • Democracy
  • Communism
  • Fascism
  • Nationalism
Glasnost and perestroika were Gorbachev’s policies of _____ and _____ for the Soviet Union.
  • openness; rebuilding
  • openness; honesty
  • rebuilding; honesty
  • rebuilding; restructuring
During what years did the Cold War take place?
  • 1941-1992
  • 1945-1990
  • 1949-1969
  • 1948-1990
Gorbachev was followed as leader of Russia by _____ then by ______.
  • Yeltsin; Putin
  • Stalin; Yeltsin
  • Putin; Stalin
  • Khrushchev; Stlain
The United Nations differed from the League of Nations in which of the following ways?
  • having a goal
  •  UK joining
  • able to enforce policies
  • staying out of conflicts
After World War II, many Germans left East Germany to live in the more productive, democratic West Germany. How did the government of East Berlin try to contain defections from East to West Berlin?
  • Improve conditions in East Berlin
  • Allowed people to work in the West
  • Allow them to leave as they please
  • Build a wall to contain people
In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s communist resistance movements began to increase in Eastern Europe. All of the following were direct results of resistance movements in Eastern Europe EXCEPT:
  • Germany joined with Soviet Union to fight off resistance movements
  • Berlin Wall was torn down and Germany was united into one country
  • Communist party was overthrown in Hungary
  • Citizens began demanding changes and political rights in Soviet Union
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