7-5.5 The end of the Cold War Quiz

Which title would best complete this chart?

• Severe economic problems
• Support for nationalism and democratic reforms
• Ethnic conflicts in Eastern Europe
• Policies of glasnost and perestroika

• Key Events of the Cold War

• Reasons for the Collapse of the Soviet Union

• Results of the Cuban Missile Crisis

• Reasons for the Construction of the Berlin Wall

Which factor ultimately led to the fall of the Soviet Union?

• the establishment of the United Nations as a global police force

• the United States' victory in the Korean War

• the rise of communism in China and Asia

• the economic problems brought on by competition with the USA

This picture was taken in November of 1989. What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?

• the fall of communism

• the fall of capitalism

• the end of the Vietnam War

• the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis

What was the most common cause for the resistance movements in communist countries during the 1980s and 1990s?

• the loss of lives due to communist defeats in the Cold War

• the rise of the information age and the Internet

• the declining military power of the Soviet Union

• the desire for political rights and stronger economies

What impact did the fall of the Berlin Wall have on East and West Germany?

• After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany was left weak and was invaded by the Soviet Union.

• After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the two countries were united under communist rule.

• After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the two countries were united under democratic rule.

• After the fall of the Berlin Wall, countries like France and Great Britain became communist.

How did the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev impact the Soviet Union?

• It became more totalitarian as he began a series of government purges and restricted the rights of Soviet Citizens.

• It gained more economic stability as he focused on trade with the United States.

• It became more democratic as he gave citizens more rights and encouraged them to participate in government.

• It isolated itself from the issues of other Soviet nations.

Which policy of Gorbachev's allowed citizens of the USSR to own private property?

• democratization

• perestroika

• glasnost

• socialism

Which US President called the USSR an "evil empire" but yet worked closely with the country to see it change?

• President Kennedy

• President Eisenhower

• President Nixon

• President Reagan

What was Gorbachev's 1980s policy of glasnost in the USSR?

• Strict laws against speaking

• Encouraged freedom in speech and government

• Anarchy and chaos

• American Rule over Russia

In what year did the collapse of the Soviet Union happen?

• 1989

• 1990

• 1961

• 1991