End of Cold War

The Russian leader who was in office at the downfall of the Soviet Union

• Gorbachev

• Breshnev

• Kruschev

• Stalin

Glasnost is best characterized as

• a form of re-Stalinization

• a restructuring of the economy

• a form of central planning

• a form of political liberalization

Reagan’s foreign policy called for

• making an alliance with the Soviet Union.

• limiting American intervention in the affairs of other nations.

• protecting the island of Cuba from invasion.

• taking on a strong anti-communist role in the world.

President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed a missile treaty in hopes of?

• Reducing tensions associated with the threat of nuclear war

• Providing an exchange of weapons for war hostages

• Allowing secret weapons technologies to be shared

• Establishing an official cease-fire

The USA held a 10-day joint military exercise with its NATO allies. It was code named _________________.

• Strategic Defense Initiative

• Star Wars

• Able Archer

• Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• The Command economy encouraged entrepreneurship.

• The one-party state system enabled reforms to be made easily as there was centralized control.

• Overemphasis on quantity of goods resulted in poor quality of Soviet goods.

• The economy of the USSR grew at a faster rate than that of the USA.

Which of the following is true of the structure of the US economy?

• Producers were given the freedom to allocate resources.

• Creativity and innovation was encouraged.

• Competition was encouraged to stimulate economic growth.

• All of the above.

Which of the following is a reason for Soviet economic downturn in the 1980s?

• Ideological commitment to satellite states

• The five -year plan and collectivisation

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam war

The ________________________ gave the Soviet Union the right to intervene in the political matters of the Satellite states.

• The Comecon and Cominform

• The Brezhnev Doctrine

• Glasnost

• Perestroika

Why did the Prague Spring take place?

• It took place to arrest dissidents who spoke out against the communist leadership.

• It was to commemorate the great Soviet leaders.

• It was to show support for the Communist movement.

• It was a period of political liberalisation