Collapse of the Soviet Union/ German Reunification

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

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

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.

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 Cold War term means to stop the spread of Communism?

• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• containment
• Marshall Plan

What was the political system of East Germany?

• Democracy
• Communism
• Fascism

What event happened that led to the reunification of East and West Germany?

• Fulda Gap Uprising

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

• Free elections in East Germany

• Soviets stopping economic aid to East Germany

In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.

• communism
• capitalism
• socialism
• democracy

What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• To eliminate the nation of Germany
• To contain the spread of communism
• To spread communism to other countries
• To strengthen bonds with China and Germany

What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?

• To spread communism
• To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
• To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
• To contain communism and promote democracy

When did the Soviet Union collapse?

• 1919

• 1991

• 1945

• 2017