Unit 5: The Post Cold War World

Which was a problem confronting President Carter as the 1980 election approached?

• war in Iraq
• Hostages in Iran
• natural disasters
• health care

Which was a key issue that united Reagan supporters during the election of 1980?

• a strong military
• little government regulation
• open borders
• social programs

Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?

• the first woman Supreme Court justice
• the first woman secretary of state
• the first woman to run for vice president
• the first woman astronaut

Who joined Ronald Reagan in taking a firm hand against communism in the Eastern Bloc?

• Menachem Begin
• Margaret Thatcher
• Indira Gandhi
• Manuel Noriega

Which Polish labor leader founded the union Solidarity and helped end communism in Poland?

• Lech Walesa
• Andrzej Gwiazda
• Karol Jozef Wojtyla
• Wojciech Jaruzelski

Which number identifies a country where the United States has fought an extended war?

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 1

In which country is the Darfur region located?

• Rwanda
• Sudan
• Nigeria
• Somalia

Which number identifies the country that had been encouraged by the United States to become energy-independent from Russia?

• 5
• 4
• 3
• 2

How did glasnost and perestroika contribute to the fall of the Soviet Union?

• The chance to elect representatives gave people the impetus for change.
• The increased military strength in each republic made independence possible.
• They brought the outside world and different economic and political options to the people
• They created difficult economic circumstances that led to a series of small revolutions.

Who was president during the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Soviet Union?

• Jimmy Carter
• Ronald Reagan
• George H. W. Bush
• Bill Clinton