Cold War end

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Perestroika was...

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Gorbachev's policy of reform and restructuring in the USSR

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What was Gorbachev's 1980s policy of glasnost in the USSR?

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Encouraged freedom in speech and government

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Why did Gorbachev wish to reform the Soviet Union?

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He knew that Russia's expenditure on arms (weapons) was unsustainable

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What happened to East and West Germany after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?

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They unified into one democratic country

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During the Cold War, which event happened last? Options: Launching of SPUTNIK, Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin Airlift, Destruction of Berlin Wall

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Destruction of Berlin Wall

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After the fall of the USSR, what did many parts of the former USSR do?

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Break away from Soviet Union and become independent

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What type of economic system encourages private ownership? Options: Capitalism, Command Economy, Dictatorship, Mercantilism

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Capitalism

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What type of economic system was used in the USSR, China and North Korea?

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Communism

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What was the political system of East Germany? Options: Democracy, Dictatorship, Fascism, Nationalism

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Dictatorship

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Glasnost and perestroika were Gorbachev’s policies of _____ and _____ for the Soviet Union.

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openness; rebuilding