Collapse of the Soviet Union SS5H7a

What strategy did President Ronald Reagan first try in his plan to weaken the power of the Soviet Union and end the Cold War?

• He started diplomatic talks with the Soviet Union.

• He increased America’s supply of military weapons.

• He signed a bill to cut federal income taxes in the US.

• He helped tear down the Berlin Wall.

Which BEST describes the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• victory of democracy over communism and

  Gorbachev’s resignation as president

• victory of democracy over communism and

  Gorbachev’s election as president

• victory of communism over democracy and

  Khrushchev’s resignation as president

• victory of communism over democracy and

  Khrushchev’s election as president

Which of following leader’s beliefs and policies lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• George W. Bush

• George H. W. Bush

• Ronald Reagan

• Nikita Khrushchev

A system proposed by US President Ronald Reagan to use ground and space-based systems to protect the US from strategic nuclear ballistic missiles

• Star Wars

• Strategic Defense Initiative

• the Cold War

What year did the Soviet Union finally collaspe

• 1989

• 1996

• 1954

• 1991

What was the arms build up?

• a race between the US & Soviet Union to accumulate or develop weapons

• a race between the US & Soviet Union to make it to the moon first

• a race between the US & Soviet Union to place arms on top of each other

a government's strategy in dealing with other nations

• peace talks

• treaty

• foreign policy

• communication

President of the United States from 1981-1989 and aided in ending the Cold War

• George W Bush

• Ronald Reagan

• Harry Truman

• Barack Obama

The last leader of the Soviet Union and ended the Cold War

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Joseph Stalin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir Putin

The collapse of the Soviet Union ended which conflict involving the United States?

• The Gulf War

• The Cold War

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War