End of Cold War/Fall of the Soviet Union Quiz

Which Soviet leader died in 1982?

• Brezhnev

• Gorbachev

• Stalin

• Yeltsin

True or False - In 1982, The Soviet economy was doing pretty well

• True

• False

Who became head of the Communist Party in 1985?

• Brezhnev

• Gorbachev

• Stalin

• Yeltsin

What is the best description of "perestroika?"

• restructuring Soviet government/economy to try to save the Soviet Union

• "openness" to the world and freedom of the press

• return to traditional Russian customs

• A joining of forces with Nazi Germany to try to conquer the Allied Forced

What is the best description of "glasnost?"

• restructuring Soviet government/economy to try to save the Soviet Union

• "openness" to the world and freedom of the press

• return to traditional Russian customs

• A joining of forces with Nazi Germany to try to conquer the Allied Forced

True or False- "perestroika" and "glasnost" were not successful in bring stability to the Soviet economy and government right away

• True

• False

Which event happened first?

• Gorbachev brings Boris Yeltsin to Moscow to clean up the Communist Party

• Gorbachev introduces competitive elections to political offices, forms a new parliament (Congress of People's Deputies) and becomes president

• All communist governments in Eastern Europe change to democracies

• The Russian parliament chooses Boris Yeltsin as president of the republic

• The Soviet Union dissolves

Which event happened second?

• Gorbachev brings Boris Yeltsin to Moscow to clean up the Communist Party

• Gorbachev introduces competitive elections to political offices, forms a new parliament (Congress of People's Deputies) and becomes president

• All communist governments in Eastern Europe change to democracies

• The Russian parliament chooses Boris Yeltsin as president of the republic

• The Soviet Union dissolves

Which event happened third?

• Gorbachev brings Boris Yeltsin to Moscow to clean up the Communist Party

• Gorbachev introduces competitive elections to political offices, forms a new parliament (Congress of People's Deputies) and becomes president

• All communist governments in Eastern Europe change to democracies

• The Russian parliament chooses Boris Yeltsin as president of the republic

• The Soviet Union dissolves

Which event happened fourth?

• Gorbachev brings Boris Yeltsin to Moscow to clean up the Communist Party

• Gorbachev introduces competitive elections to political offices, forms a new parliament (Congress of People's Deputies) and becomes president

• All communist governments in Eastern Europe change to democracies

• The Russian parliament chooses Boris Yeltsin as president of the republic

• The Soviet Union dissolves