9.2 The End of the Cold War

What was the main purpose of the Berlin Wall according to the text?

• To increase U.S. military and financial commitment to West Germany

• To stop East Germans from escaping to freedom in the West

• To renew the American commitment to defend West Berlin

• To serve as a meeting point for JFK and Khrushchev

Which initiative was known as "Star Wars" during Reagan's administration?

• The development of the B-1 bomber

• The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

• The Reagan Doctrine

• The Iran-Contra Affair

What was the 1986 Iran-Contra Affair about?

• Reagan's speech in West Berlin

• The construction of the Berlin Wall

• Secretly selling arms to Iran to free American hostages

• Increasing U.S. military presence in Europe

What unprecedented agreement did Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan begin negotiating once Gorbachev was in power?

• The creation of a joint space program

• The reduction of trade barriers

• The cut of nuclear arms

• The formation of a new alliance

What does the term "glasnost" refer to in the context of the Soviet Union's policy?

• Economic restructuring

• Political isolation

• Loosening censorship

• Military expansion

What was the economic system of the Soviet Union before the introduction of perestroika?

• Free market economy

• Command economy

• Mixed economy

• Barter economy

What did perestroika allow in the Soviet Union to improve economic conditions?

• Complete privatization of all enterprises

• A measure of free enterprise

• Total government control over new industries

• Elimination of all economic enterprises

What event in 1989 led to the fall of the Berlin Wall?

• The policies of Gorbachev

• The visit of President Ronald Reagan

• Political changes in Eastern Europe

• The expansion of NATO

By what year did the Soviet Union cease to exist as a "union"?

• 1987

• 1989

• 1990

• 1991

Which of the following was not a result of the end of the Cold War according to the "Key Takeaways" section?

• New U.S. military and peacekeeping interventions

• Continued debates over the use of American power in the world

• The reunification of East and West Germany

• The expansion of NATO