Gorbachev - Pre- Quiz

Which two leaders led the USSR immediately before Mikhail Gorbachev?

• Boris Yeltsin

• Konstantin Chernenko

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Yuri Andropov

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

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)

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

• Russia

• The Ukraine

• Estonia

• Siberia

Which prize was Mikhail Gorbachev awarded in 1990?

• A Knighthood

• A Congressional Medal of Honour

• A Razzie

• The Nobel Peace Prize

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

• Czechoslovakia

• Poland

• Hungary

• Afghanistan

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

In December 1991, the leaders of which 2 integral Republic's declared the Soviet Union was dead, and announced the the 'Commonwealth of Independent States'.

• Belarus

• Lithuania

• Georgia

• The Ukraine

The abandoning of which landmark is seen as pivotal in the end of the Soviet Union?

• The Kremlin

• The Berlin Wall

• Prague Castle

• The Gdansk Shipyard

Who succeeded Mikhail Gorbachev as leader of Russia?

• Vladimir Putin

• Dimitri Medvedev

• Boris Yeltsin

• Viktor Chernomyrdin