End of Cold War

Which new Soviet policy granted the people of the USSR more decision making power and greater access to private ownership of businesses?

• perestroika

• glasnost

• democratization

• shock therapy

Which of Gorbachev's programs created more openness, more public participation in government, and greater individual rights were given to Soviet citizens?

• glasnost

• perestroika

• democratizatsiya

• shock therapy

The Berlin Wall was constructed to stop movement of people between East & West Germany.  What was the main difference between the two countries?

• East Germany was communist and West Germany was democratic and capitalist
• East Germany was a free state and West Germany was occupied by Europe
• East Germany was domcractice and West Germany was a dictatorship
• East Germany was Christian and West Germany was Muslim

What agreement did Reagan and Gorbachev make at the end of the Cold War?

• to reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons

• to create an international space station

• to withdraw troops from Asia

• to halt all satellite development programs

Who was the leader of Solidarity in Poland?

• Lech Walesa

• Joseph Stalin

• Boris Yeltsin

• Vladimir Putin

Who was the 1st directly elected president of the Russian Federation?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Joseph Stalin

• Boris Yeltsin

• Vladimir Putin

Polish labor union leader who led Poland toward democratization.

• Margaret Thatcher

• Ronald Reagan

• Lech Walesa

• Mikhail Gorbachev

Which of the following 2 examples were part of the political reforms under Perestroika?

• Allowed total free elections without the Communist Party

• Candidates for elections no longer restricted to the Communist Party

• Called for elections of candidates to local Party positions

• Replaced the trade unions with the Congress of People's Deputies

What was the nickname for the agreements that limited the number of nuclear missiles held by the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

• Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.)

• Shared Armament De-Escalation (S.A.D.)

• Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I & II)

• Please-Avoid-Bombing-Lands-Obviously (P.A.B.L.O.)

What was another reason for Soviet Union's external economic burdens in the 1980s?

• Involvement in the Vietnam War

• Involvement in the Soviet-Afghan war

• Involvement in the arms race with the USA

• Involvement in the nuclear disarmament talk