Russian History Review

Under which program did Gorbachev attempt to modify the economic structure of the Soviet economy by allowing some private enterprise?

• Glasnost

• Shock Therapy

• Perestroika

• Modernization

Who became the Russian Republic's first elected president?

• Boris Yeltsin

• Vaclav Havel

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Egon Krenz

What caused the emergence of nine independent nation states in Central Asia?

• the collapse of the Soviet Union

• the departure of Britain from Central Asia

• the collapse of the Ottoman Empire

• the departure of France from Central Asia

Who invaded Afghanistan in 1979 in order to reinstate a mostly communist government?

• United States

• Israel

• Great Britain

• Soviet Union

The goal of Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of Perestroika and Glasnost was to

• stop expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) into Eastern Europe

• expand collectivization and communes

• stimulate economic growth and political discussion

• resume development of Soviet nuclear weapons

The end of the Berlin Wall marked the collapse of the _____________.

• Cold War

• Soviet Union

• Brain Drain

• German Reunification

What began the space race?

• Sputnik
• the Berlin Wall
• the Berlin Blockade
• the Cuban Missile Crisis

The primary goal of Mikhail Gorbachev’s policy of perestroika for the Soviet Union was the

• restriction of trade

• censorship of the press

• restructuring of the economy

• establishment of five-year plans

Which set of problems most directly contributed to the situation shown in this 1991 cartoon featuring Mikhail Gorbachev?

• refusal to adopt and accept aid from the Marshall Plan

• a forced famine in Ukraine and rebellions in the gulags

• invasions by foreign troops and Soviet cities under military siege

• a deteriorating Soviet economy and secessionist republics desiring independence

Nations such as Hungary that were dominated by the Soviet Union after World War II were most often referred to as

• districts

• satellites

• mandates

• cartels