Russian Relations / Cold War

This economic system is based on the principle that the government would own, and run all industry and manufacturing.

• Capitalism

• Theocracy

• Communism

• Monarchy

Which term best describes the Political and Military Tensions from 1945-1991 between the USSR and the USA?

• WWIII

• The Cold War

• The Red Scare

• The Vietnam War

What was the Cuban missile crisis?

• The soviet union was trying to place nuclear warheads in Cuba.

• Missiles belonging to Cuba were fired on U.S territories

• Nuclear weapons were accidently dropped on Cuba.

Who was the last leader of the USSR?

• Vladmir Lenin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

Why was the Berlin Wall such a big issue?

• The wall divided people, families, not just governments, completely changing the way of life. 

• The wall kept the western allies like the U.S, and Britain out of Germany completely.

• The Soviet Union's command economy forced all of Germany to experience economic issues.

Which event started the Space Race?

• The U.S landing of the Apollo 11 on the moon.

• The Soviet Union launching a satellite called Sputnik into space

• The Soviet Union making a successful moon landing.

Who was the United States president during the Cuban missile crisis

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Ronald Reagan

• Lyndon B. Johnson

What did the Russian term Glasnost mean?

• The Russian code word for their planned invasion of the united states

• The Russian plan to introduce democracy to the people of Russia.

• The Russian plan to get rid of all forms of western culture in the Soviet Union.

This man was the first leader of the Soviet Union from 1917-1924

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Joseph Stalin

• Vladmir Lenin

• Nikita Khrushchev

Which person took over the soviet union after Vladmir Lenin died in 1924. Creating a totalitarian form of government?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Joseph Stalin