8.8 – The END of the COLD WAR

What was a major reason the US and the Soviet Union did not launch their nuclear weapons?

• Peace treaties

• Economic agreements

• Lack of technology

• Mutual assured destruction

Which treaty did US President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev sign?

• INF Treaty

• SALT I

• START

• SALT II

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) also known as?

• Laser Shield

• Space Defense

• Star Wars

• Star Peace

Why did the Soviet Union struggle to keep up with US military spending?

• Political instability

• International sanctions

• Economic stagnation

• Lack of resources

What year did Soviet troops invade Afghanistan?

• 1985

• 1975

• 1979

• 1980

Who supported the Afghan rebels against the Soviet invasion?

• European Union

• China and Iran

• NATO

• United States, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan

What policy did Mikhail Gorbachev introduce to restructure the economy?

• Uskoreniye

• Demokratizatsiya

• Perestroika

• Glasnost

What does 'Glasnost' mean?

• Democracy

• Acceleration

• Restructuring

• Openness

Which event in 1989 symbolized the fall of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe?

• Hungarian Revolution

• Prague Spring

• Signing of the INF Treaty

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

What year did the Soviet legislature vote to dissolve the Soviet Union?

• 1989

• 1990

• 1991

• 1992