Gorbachev - Pre- Quiz

Gorbachev - Pre- Quiz

12th Grade

10 Qs

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Gorbachev - Pre- Quiz

Gorbachev - Pre- Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two leaders led the USSR immediately before Mikhail Gorbachev?

Boris Yeltsin

Konstantin Chernenko

Leonid Brezhnev

Yuri Andropov

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two US President presided over the USA during Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership of the USSR?

George Bush Jnr

Ronald Reagan

Jimmy Carter

George Bush Snr

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was not a World leader when Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in 1985?

Margaret Thatcher (GB)

Deng Xiaoping (China)

Brian Mulroney (Can)

Willy Brandt (Ger)

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Chernobyl nuclear plant accident occurred in April 1986. Where is Chernobyl?

Russia

The Ukraine

Estonia

Siberia

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which prize was Mikhail Gorbachev awarded in 1990?

A Knighthood

A Congressional Medal of Honour

A Razzie

The Nobel Peace Prize

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In February 1989, the last Soviet troops left which country?

Czechoslovakia

Poland

Hungary

Afghanistan

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In July 1991, Gorbachev signed the START treaty, with USA. What did START do?

The treaty created a forum where all the nuclear powers could discuss significant reductions in their nuclear arsenals.

The treaty resulted in the largest nuclear reductions in history, and included a mechanism allowing the two sides to inspect and verify each other’s arsenals.

The treaty resulted in the reduced nuclear arsenals. by 10% over a 5 year period.

The treaty allowed joint Space missions between the Soviets and NASA

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