CS #26 End of the Cold War

The collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and the USSR brought an end to the Cold War.

• True
• False

Which development led to the other three?

• President Nixon announces a policy of détente
• Soviet armies invade Afghanistan
• the Soviet armies establish satellite states in Eastern Europe
• President Reagan begins an increase in defense spending

The terms containment, massive retaliation, and détente are most closely associated with United States foreign policy efforts to

• maintain neutrality during World War I (1914-1917)
• avoid conflict with Germany and Japan in the 1930s
• pursue involvement in the Cold War from the 1950s to the 1970s
• increase trade with Latin America in the 1970s

The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) agreements signed in the 1970s by United States and the Soviet Union were efforts to

• reduce Cold War tensions
• establish a worldwide human rights policy
• increase cooperation in the United Nations
• negotiate a lasting peace in the Middle East

A main goal of President Richard Nixon's policy of détente was to

• sponsor free elections in North and South Korea
• negotiate an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict
• reduce tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
• support recognition of the Nationalist government of Taiwan

Which event directly contributed to the end of the Cold War?

• A Several communist-based governments collapsed across Eastern Europe.
• B The United States assisted the anti-communist government of South Vietnam
• C President Nixon visited the People's Republic of China to reopen diplomatic relations.
• D Senator McCarthy led investigations to uncover communist actors working in Hollywood films.

Select all of the ways the United States responded to the event that collapse of communist governments. Choose two.

• The United States closed military bases throughout Asia.
• The United States supported wage reforms in Chinese industries.
• The United States provided economic assistance to new governments.
• The United States endorsed educational reforms in newly formed democracies.
• The United States passed stricter labor union regulations in the TV and film industry.

Which pair of events shows a correct cause-and effect relationship?

• Cold War - Manhattan Project
• Reagan's Star Wars Program - bankrupting the Soviet economy
• decrease in organized crime - adoption of national Prohibition
• the Great Depression - the end of World War II

Which action did President Reagan follow to win the Cold War?

• lowering taxes on corporations and individuals
• increasing spending on defense programs
• pursuing an increase in nuclear weapons
• threatening to invade the Soviet Union

Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Cold War?

• President Richard Nixon's visit to China
• withdrawal of United States troops from Vietnam
• tearing down the Berlin Wall
• sending United States troops to Afghanistan