Detente and the End of the Cold War

Detente was the "cooling off" period of which decade?

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

• 1990s

What was the nickname for the agreements that limited the number of nuclear missiles held by the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

• Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.)

• Shared Armament De-Escalation (S.A.D.)

• Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I & II)

• Please-Avoid-Bombing-Lands-Obviously (P.A.B.L.O.)

Which country's invasion led to the end of detente and a return to competition between the two global superpowers?

• Afghanistan

• Iran

• China

• Mongolia

Which of the following was NOT an internal problem experienced by the Soviet Union?

• Economic inefficiency

• Increasing military spending to compete with the U.S.

• Rising nationalism in Soviet republics

• A violent military coup against the Soviet leadership

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) Which of the following policies were put in place to save the Soviet Union?

• Glasnost (more openness)

• Welfare (government support for individuals or families)

• Perestroika (free market economic restructuring)

• Isolationism (closing borders and limiting trade with other countries)

Which of these is NOT an example of glasnost?

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom from cruel and unusual punishments

• Freedom of press

Which of the following is an example of perestroika?

• Setting term limits for Soviet officials

• Increase in free-market private business

• Decrease in free-market private business

• Expansion of gulag system in Siberia

Which American President challenged the morals of the Soviet Union and demanded that Gorbachev "tear down" the Berlin Wall?

• Richard Nixon

• George Washington

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

What did Soviet republics do toward the end of the Cold War?

• Break away and declare independence

• Form stronger alliances with the Soviet government

• Collapse into general chaos

• Literally nothing

Which global superpower technically "won" the Cold War?

• China

• The Soviet Union

• The United States