Collapse of Soviet Union

Which sequence of 20th-century Cold War events is in the correct chronological order?

• fall of the Berlin Wall, Cuban missile crisis, adoption of the Marshall Plan

• Cuban missile crisis, fall of the Berlin Wall, adoption of the Marshall Plan

• fall of the Berlin Wall, adoption of the Marshall Plan, Cuban missile crisis

• adoption of the Marshall Plan, Cuban missile crisis, fall of the Berlin Wall

Which is a valid conclusion based on this 1990 cartoon?

• Communism was failing as an economic system in the Soviet Union.

• Economic changes within the Soviet Union were leading to the death of capitalism.

• Gorbachev's economic reforms were intended to reverse the earlier Soviet policy of national health insurance.

• The Soviet Union was investing heavily in medical technology.

One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policies of Glasnost and Perestroika in the Soviet Union was to

• eliminate freedom of speech and press

• encourage political discussion and economic reform

• dominate the governments of Eastern Europe

• destroy the power of the opposition party

Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms of Perestroika and Glasnost resulted in

• an era of world peace and Soviet prosperity

• censorship of the news media in Russia

• a successful transition to a command economy in Russia

• conditions that helped lead to the breakup of the Soviet Union

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

How did the Space Race and arms race contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• Both were expensive programs that put a strain on the country's economy.

• There were not enough military bases to support the programs.

• The US used espionage to steal the technology from both programs.

• The USSR did not have the resources to develop the technology needed for the programs.

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

The Cold War was called "cold" because

• The two sides never fought directly

• It was fought mostly in frozen Siberia

• Every one of the famous battles occurred in wintertime

• COLD stood for "Crimean Orange Larger Demand"

Which of the following statements were freedoms that citizens gained once the Soviet Union collapsed?

• "I can speak out against my government and leaders"

• "I can take other people's houses and cars!"

• "I can be violent against other people for no reason!"

• "I can eat McDonald's for lunch and dinner whenever I want to."

• "I can listen to American music whenever I want to!"

Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  

• To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
• To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
• As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
• All of the above