The Cold War

What agreement did Reagan and Gorbachev make at the end of the Cold War?

• to reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons

• to create an international space station

• to withdraw troops from Asia

• to halt all satellite development programs

How did Reagan play a role in the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• He encouraged Gorbachev to build nuclear weapons

• He encouraged Gorbachev to build the Berlin Wall

• He encouraged Gorbachev to spend money

• He encouraged Gorbachev to enact reforms

Which Soviet leader began to increase personal freedoms and provide better economic opportunities for the Soviet people?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Joseph Stalin

Which of the following led to the collapse of the Soviet Union? Select all that apply.

• Government Reforms

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The work of Reagan and Gorbachev

• The weakening of Communism

Which nation collapsed because its economy was failing?

• The USSR

• The US

• Ukraine

• Estonia

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

As the economies of Eastern European countries declined, citizens demanded a change to which type of government?

• theocracy

• communism

• democracy

• socialism

How was the United States involved in the Vietnam War?

• The United States dropped an atomic bomb on South Vietnam.

• The United States was allied with North Vietnam.

• The United States provided economic and limited military aid to prevent the spread of communism.

• The United States did not want to get involved in other countries' conflicts.

What was the name of the conflict involving nuclear weapons that almost erupted in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• American Missile Crisis

• Panama Canal Conflict

• Soviet Union Missile Crisis

• Cuban Missile Crisis

Which senator proposed that citizens turn in their neighbor if they suspected the neighbor was a communist?

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Joseph McCarthy

• Harry S. Truman

• Richard Nixon