1975-2001 Unit Test Review

1. Why was Communism in the Soviet Union struggling in the late 1980’s?

• People wanted more freedoms

• People wanted to fight in a war

• The government shut down all jobs

• The government wanted to give more freedoms

2. Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?

• President of the United States

• Leader of Soviet Union

• Leader of Germany

• President of Berlin

3.The Soviet Union was made up of how many different countries?

• 10

• 50

• 15

• 1

4. What caused the collapse of the Berlin Wall?

• United States dropped a bomb on it

• People protesting against communism

• West Berlin paid East Berlin to tear it down

• President Bush ordered it to be torn down

5. The Iron Curtain was removed at the end of the Cold War.

• True

• False

6. Who was Ronald Reagan

• Leader of Soviet Union

• Leader of Berlin

• President of Communism

• President of the United States

7. Regan tried to convince the Soviets to get rid of some of their ____________.

• nuclear missiles

• freedom of speech

• German Wall

• Army and Navy

8.The Cold War was ending.  What happened to the Soviet Union after Eastern European countries declared their independence in 1989?

• The Soviet Union returned to a monarchy.

• The Soviet Union ceased trading with other nations.

• The Soviet Union divided into independent republics.

• The Soviet Union became communist.

9. On September 11, 2001 terrorist flew 4 planes into ____.

• White House, Pentagon, Empire State Building and Twin Tower

• Twin Towers, Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania

• White House, Twin Towers, Pentagon

• Twin Towers, Empire State Building, Pentagon

10. Why was there an attack against America on September 11, 2001?

• Osama bin Laden believed that the United States was the leader of an alliance against Islam.

• Al Qaeda wanted to bring back prisoners in America.

• Americans betrayed their country

• There was still resentment from Germany over World War II