Cold War Germany

Germany Reunites, Cold War Ends

Multiple Choice

During the Cold War, Soviet troops moved into countries and set up Democratic governments.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

During the Cold War, Russia and the United States surrendered many weapons.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The Cold War involved intense fighting between troops of Russia and the United States

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

The expansion of Soviet territory was one cause of the Cold War.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

 One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:

• a.   promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
• b.   keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin
• c.   complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin
• d.   meet the requirements of the North Atlantic  Treaty Organization (NATO)

Multiple Choice

What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize?

• The division between East Germany and West Germany

• The division between East Berlin and West Berlin

• The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe

• The division between North Korea and South Korea

Multiple Choice

Who built the Berlin Wall?

• Soviet Union/East Germany

• NATO

• The UN

• China

Multiple Choice

How did the Space Race and arms race contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• Both were expensive programs that put a strain on the country's economy.

• There were not enough military bases to support the programs.

• The US used espionage to steal the technology from both programs.

• The USSR did not have the resources to develop the technology needed for the programs.

Multiple Choice

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

• Mikhail Gorbechev

• Joseph Stalin

• Boris Yeltsin

• Vladimir Putin

Multiple Choice

Why Did The Berlin Wall Fall?

• In 1989, political changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.

• In 1979, Military changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.

• In 1989, political changes in Western Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German Military to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.

• In 1989, political changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the West German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to East Germany.

Multiple Choice

In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?

• 1945

• 1960

• 1972

• 1989

Multiple Choice

What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?

• the fall of communism
• the fall of capitalism
• the end of the Vietnam War
• the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Multiple Choice

What marked the end of the Cold War?

• the rule of Gorbechev

• the creation of Russia

• the breakup of the Soviet Union

• the destruction of the Berlin Wall

Open Ended

Summarize Germany's reunification and how it ultimately lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

A paragraph at minimum is required using complete sentences, proper spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.