Fall of the Soviet Union Vocabulary

The Soviet leader who wanted the USSR to be more open with its people was -

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Joseph Stalin
• Nikita Khrushchev
• Mikhail Gorbachev

The Soviet initiative to make government more transparent for the people was -

• perestroika
• glasnost
• communism
• dictatorship

The attempt by the Soviet union to restructure its economy in the 1980s was -

• Glasnost
• Perestroika
• Communism
• Industrial Revolution

This kind of economy exists when the government controls the means of production.

• Command economy
• Capitalist economy
• Mixed economy
• Free market economy

He was the 40th US President who took a firm stance against communist ideology.

• Ronald Reagan
• Jimmy Carter

• George W. Bush
• Bill Clinton

The 1973 Oil Crisis was caused by -

• OPEC oil embargo, geopolitical tensions, and increased demand for oil
• Overproduction of oil by OPEC
• Decreased demand for oil
• Peaceful resolution of geopolitical tensions

Human rights is the recognition of -

• government control over individuals
• fundamental rights and freedoms
• restrictions on personal liberties
• privileges for the wealthy

What were the consequences of the Tiananmen Square protest in 1989?

• Complete suppression of the protest with no international response
• Violent crackdown by the Chinese government and international condemnation
• Support and approval from the international community
• Peaceful resolution and positive reforms by the Chinese government

The Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 resulted from -

• Military intervention by the United States
• Economic collapse in Western Europe
• Natural disaster in Berlin
• Political changes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, as well as pressure from the people in East Germany

The Congress of the People's Deputies of Russia was supposed to -

• sell government-owned properties
• make decisions and pass laws
• host an international sports competition
• organize a cultural festival