Collapse of the Soviet Union

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Which of these events led to the breakup of the Soviet Union? The arms race & government overspending, An attempt to overthrow the government by pro-democratic forces, Democratic reforms brought on by Mikhail Gorbachev, All of these

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All of these

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Despite all the tension during the Cold War, why didn't the US and the Soviet Union get involved in military conflicts with each other?

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the potential for global nuclear war

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The process in which East and West Germany were joined together and Berlin was a single city was called ____.

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Reunification of Germany

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What was the nickname for the agreements that limited the number of nuclear missiles held by the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

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Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I & II)

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Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?

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Mikhail Gorbechev

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Which new Soviet policy granted the people of the USSR more decision making power and greater access to private ownership of businesses?

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perestroika

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Which of Gorbachev's programs created more openness, more public participation in government, and greater individual rights were given to Soviet citizens?

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glasnost

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what was the first step that led to the fall of the berlin wall?

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more and more Germans travel to Hungary to seek asylum at the various embassies of the Republic of Germany

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Who brought down the Berlin wall?

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Thousands of people, creating a mass exodus that no one could stop.

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All 15 republics of the Soviet Union declared independence

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True