Reagan & End of Cold War

The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the:

• end of the Cold War

• collapse of the Taliban

• strength of the Warsaw Pact

• power of the European Union

a policy of lessening Cold War tensions

• glasnost

• détente

• brinksmanship

• domino theory

“General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the

Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate!

Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

Which of the following US presidents said the above words in front of the Berlin Wall in 1987?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

• Harry S. Truman

• Ronald Reagan

Which is an example of Reagan's support of Federalism

• the Department of Education making national policies from DC

• California allowing medical marijuana

• Abortion being legalized in America

• Income tax cuts for all Americans

Which was NOT an internal problem of the Soviet Union?

• increasing military expenses to compete with the USA

• rising nationalism in Soviet republics

• economic inefficiency

• the amount of nuclear weapons

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

• to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin

• to keep West Germans from escaping to East Berlin

• to protect East Berlin from a US military attack

• to protect West Berlin from a Soviet military attack