Late Cold War

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What is required for a country to be considered a superpower?

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Influencing world events

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The period after WWII of rivalry and tension between the US and the Soviet Union was ___.

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Cold War

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Which term means economic restructuring and more lax policies on private ownership?

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perestroika

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This was called the willingness to go the edge of war.

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Brinkmanship

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In an effort to promote the flow of ideas and information to improve Soviet society, Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policy of

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glasnost.

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Which statement BEST describes the goal of the Soviet policy of glasnost?

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It promoted democratic reforms.

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The policies of perestroika and glasnost were turning points in Soviet history because they led to

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decreased tension with the United States

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Post-Vietnam War President Nixon called for this policy as a way to relax or ease tensions between the United States and Soviet Union.

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Detente

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Which statement BEST explains the result of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I)?

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The possibility of a conflict that could be escalated to a nuclear war was reduced.

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Who was the Soviet Union's leader who instituted the policies of perestroika and glasnost?

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Mikhail Gorbachev