Soviet Union Collapse/Terrorism

Which of Gorbachev's New Thinking policies was about openness and being able to criticise the government?

• Perestroika

• Glasnost

Perestroika meaning

• censorship of the press

• refusal to adopt and accept aid from the Marshall Plan

• The use of political and military power by the Soviet Union in Hungary in 1956 and in Czechoslovakia in 1968

• "Restructuring" aimed to remake the government & economy.

The goal of Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of perestroika was to

• stimulate economic growth and political discussion

• expand collectivization and communes

• pursue free-market economic policies

• idk

On September 11, 2001, how many planes crashed into buildings in New York City?

• 3

• 2

• 19

• 1

What is Terrorism?

• the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.

• a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

  "the struggle against imperialism"

• the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.

• the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, and the pursuit of political ends

What year did Gorbachev step down?

• 1993

• 1991

• 1945

• 1938

Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Joseph Stalin

• Vladimir Putin

• Barack Obama

Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?

• WW2

• End of the Vietnam War

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

• American Revolution

After the collapse of The Soviet Union how many states were left independent?

• 17

• 34

• 25

• 15

Who masterminded the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001?

• Hitler

• ISIS

• Al Qaeda

• Saddam Hussien