The End of the Cold War

Many historians say the Cold War ended in 1989 when the Soviet Union (the USSR) broke apart.

• False
• True

Many historians say the Cold War ended in 1989 when the U.S. broke the Berlin Blockade with the Berlin Airlift.

• False
• True

Many historians say the Cold War ended in 1991 when the Soviet Union broke apart and dissolved.

• False
• True

Many historians use the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1961 as the end of the Cold War.

• False
• True

Many historians use the fall (breach) of the Berlin Wall in 1989 as the end of the Cold War.

• False
• True

Mikhail Gorbachev meant to destroy the Soviet Union when he allowed Glasnost and Perestroika.

• False
• True

Mikhail Gorbachev meant to make reforms and save/improve the Soviet Union with his Glasnost and Perestroika.

• False
• True

Mikhail Gorbachev was a young and energetic leader of the Soviet Union.

• False
• True

A ______________ is a meeting of the high ranking leaders of nations.

• Diplomacy
• Summit
• Peak
• Reform

President ___________ refused to allow U.S. Olympic athletes from participating in the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow.

• Gerald Ford
• Richard Nixon
• Jimmy Carter
• Ronald Reagan