Reagan, Gorbachev, and the End of the Cold War

Multiple Choice

What was SDI?

• The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was a proposed missile defense system by the U.S. in the 1980s.
• A nuclear disarmament treaty signed in the 1980s.
• A space exploration program initiated in the 1970s.
• A military alliance formed in the 1990s.

Match

Match the following

• Glasnost

• Perestroika

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Satellite states

Openness and transparency in government

Restructuring of the economy

Last leader of the Soviet Union

Countries under Soviet influence

• Openness and transparency in government

• Restructuring of the economy

• Last leader of the Soviet Union

• Countries under Soviet influence

Open Ended

• What role did both leaders play in bringing about peaceful change?

• Stem: The leaders _____.

Match

Match the following

• Reykjavik Summit (1986)

• INF Treaty

• Berlin Wall

• Afghanistan

• Cold War

Agreement to reduce nuclear weapons

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Symbol of the end of the Cold War

Conflict involving the Soviet Union

Period of geopolitical tension

• Agreement to reduce nuclear weapons

• Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

• Symbol of the end of the Cold War

• Conflict involving the Soviet Union

• Period of geopolitical tension