Chapter 29: The Collapse of Communism & the End of the Cold War

Which action showed that the United States supported the new governments of Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• Increased U.S. foreign aid to Eastern European countries

• The introduction of the Reagan Doctrine

• The start of Reagan's "Star Wars" program

• A restoration of relations with Communist China

The terms containment, massive retaliation, and detente 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

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

• President Richard Nixon's visit to China

• withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam

• tearing down the Berlin Wall

• sending American troops to Afghanistan

In which pair of events is the second event a response to the first?

• Truman Doctrine/D-Day Invasion

• Manhattan Project/Lend Lease Act

• uprisings in Eastern Europe/End of the Cold War

• Warsaw Pact/Cuban Missile Crisis

Which of the following newspaper headlines would have appeared after the breakup of the Soviet Union?

• "U.S. Begins Berlin Airlift"

• "Poland and Hungary Join NATO"

• "Russian Troops Invade Afghanistan"

• "President Reagan Announces his Star Wars Program"

Which development led to the other three?

• President Nixon announces a policy of detente

• Soviet armies invade Afghanistan

• the Soviet armies establish satellite states in Eastern Europe

• President Reagan begins an increase in defense spending

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 WWII

What 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

A main goal of President Richard Nixon's policy of detente 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

"There is one sign the Soviets can make that ... would advance the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!..."

What was President Reagan calling for in this address?

• an end to the division of Berlin, Germany

• a treaty to end to the space race

• a Soviet victory in Afghanistan

• the break-up of the Warsaw Pact