Collapse of Soviet Union and President Reagan Q4WK2 Fri 3/26

Soviet Union leader ___________ became good friends with President Ronald Reagan and allowed citizens of the Soviet Union to have more freedoms than they did in the past.

• Adolf Hitler

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Emperor Hirohito

• Harry Truman

During Ronald Reagan's first term (first 4 years as President), he wanted to __________Soviet Union control over Eastern Europe.

• end

• build up

• expand

• reduce by a small amount

__________ ___________ was the nickname that President Reagan gave the Soviet Union

• Evil Empire

• Iron Curtain

• Union Empire

• Soviet Empire

In President Reagan's first term (first four years as President), he __________________ an arms build up of missiles in order to deter or scare the Soviet Union.

• supported

• discouraged

How did President Reagan's foreign policy (a government's plan to interact with another country) in his second term differ from his first term?

• Reagan wanted a relationship with Gorbachev, convinced him to provide more freedom for Soviet citizens, and pursued an arms reduction (reduce number of missiles).

• Reagan wanted a relationship with Gorbachev, asked him to NOT provide more freedom for Soviet citizens, and pursued an arms reduction (reduce number of missiles).

• Reagan wanted a relationship with Gorbachev, convinced him to provide more freedom for Soviet citizens, and did NOT an arms reduction (reduce number of missiles).

• Reagan wanted a relationship with Gorbachev, convinced him to provide more freedom for Soviet citizens, and pursued an arms race/build up of missiles.

At the end of President Reagan's presidency, he was nicknamed ______ _____________ __________________.

• The Great Investigator

• The Great Communicator

• The Great Delegator

• The Great Leader

What was the first step in ending the Cold War?

• arms buildup

• arms reduction

• arms race

• missiles strategically located in neighboring countries

The statement 'The Iron Curtain had fallen' means that...

• The Cold War was just heating up.

• The Cold War was never going to end.

• The Cold War was ending.

• The Cold War was building strength and gaining territories.

In the 1980s, Gorbachev tried to fix the economy ....

• but his efforts failed.

• and he was successful.

• and he fixed it with the help of his countries' leaders

• and he slowly improved it.

What does this political cartoon represent?

• the Fall of the Soviet Union

• the Rise of the Soviet Union

• the fall of the Ottoman Empire

• the fall of the Germany Invasion