The Collapse of the Soviet Union

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The collapse of the Soviet Union ended which conflict involving the United States?

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The Cold War

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Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader of what country during the Cold War?

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Soviet Union

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What was one cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union? Citizens were granted more rights which led them to demand change.

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Citizens were granted more rights which led them to demand change.

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Which country started a resistance against communism? Options: Hungary, Soviet Union, Poland, Romania

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Poland

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The Soviet Union split into how many different republics?

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15

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What did Ronald Reagan want the Soviet Union to get rid of? Options: The Berlin Wall, Freedom, Their leaders, Missiles

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Missiles

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How did the Soviet Union feel about the US and their fight against communism?

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The Soviets began to feel pressure from President Reagan. This caused them to spend more money on their military.

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What would be the BEST title for this political cartoon? Options: The Puzzle of the Soviet Union, The Leader of the Soviet Union, The Collapse of the Soviet Union, The Starting Pieces of the Soviet Union

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The Collapse of the Soviet Union

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Ronald Reagan had a very charismatic personality. Ronald Reagan's character traits helped when he tried to work with Gorbechev.

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True

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During the Cold War, the Soviet Union spent more money on their military than their citizens to be as powerful as the United States. What was the effect of this decision? Citizens supported the efforts to be more powerful than the United States. Citizens asked Gorbechev to continue his fight against Ronald Reagan. Citizens looked for ways to ration and save in order to support Gorbachev. Citizens' living conditions worsened causing them to want independence.

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Citizens' living conditions worsened causing them to want independence.