End of Cold War

What is détente?

• A military alliance during the Cold War

• A policy of aggressive military expansion in Eastern Europe

• A strategy for total nuclear disarmament of all countries

• A period of relaxed tension between the Soviets and US

What did detente accomplish?

• Facilitated meetings and agreements to reduce Cold War tensions

• Reunified Germany and caused the collapse of the Soviet Union

• Created a ban on all nuclear weapons

• Resulted in the establishment of the European Union

Which of the following THREE helped cause the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• Changes made by leadership resulting in more freedoms

• Satellite countries throwing off communism

• Adopting a mixed economy: capitalism and command

• Terrorist attacks from rebelling countries

Ultimately, what marked the end of the Cold War?

• The collapse of the Soviet Union

• The falling of the Berlin Wall

• Poland holding free elections

• US landing a man on the moon

Why did Gorbachev believe in changing the communist government of the Soviet Union?

• He wanted to fulfill the promise of victory over the US in the Cold War

• He wanted to reduce economic inefficiency and improve Russians' lives

• He wanted to achieve military victory in Afghanistan

• He wanted ultimate power over the communist party

What did the SALT agreements between the US and USSR achieve?

• It allowed for free elections in Poland resulting in Polish independence

• It led to the Soviets withdrawing troops from Eastern European satellite countries

• It limited the nuclear arsenal of both countries to avoid conflict

• It officially ended hostilities in the Vietnam War