Collapse of the Soviet Union

What Soviet leader helped bring an end to the Cold War?

• Joseph Stalin
• Mikhail Gorbachev
• Ronald Reagan
• Pol Pot

Which of Gorbachev's programs did he begin to allow Soviet citizens freedom of speech?

• Glasnost 
• Perestroika

Which of Gorbachev's programs did he begin to allow Soviet citizens some capitalism?

• Glasnost
• Perestroika

What happened to East and West Germany after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?

• They kept the same political system
• They unified into one democratic country
• They unified into one communist country
• They rebuilt the wall.

During the Cold War, which event happened last?

• Launching of SPUTNIK
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Berlin Airlift
• Destruction of Berlin Wall

Why would Gorbachev start the programs of Glasnost and Perestroika/

• to help develop Soviet nuclear missiles
• to strengthen collective farms
• to stimulate the economy and political discussion
• to expand NATO

Which policy was Gorbachev's perestroika most similar to?

• Stain's Five Year Plans
• Mao's Great Leap Forward
• Vladimir Lenin's New Economic Policy

After the Fall of the USSR, what did many parts of the former USSR do?

• Attempt to reestablish communism
• Break away from Russia and become independent

What type of economic system system encourages private ownership?

• Capitalism
• Command Economy
• Mixed Economy
• Mercantilism

What type of economic system was used in the USSR, China and North Korea?

• Capitalism
• Command Economy
• Mixed Economy
• Mercantilism