SALT / Soviet Union Collapses

What do the initials SALT stand for?

• Strategic Alliance for Long-Term
• Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
• Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
• Strategic Analysis and Leadership Training

Which two world leaders were present during the signing of the SALT II treaty?

• Mikhail Gorbachev and Jimmy Carter

• Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev

• Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush
• Leonid Brezhnev and Jimmy Carter

Which of the following best defines the world "Totalitarianism" found in paragraph 19?

• A system of government that promotes individual freedoms and democracy
• A system of government where the people are free to speak their minds.

• A system of government that is based on religious principles and values
• A system of government that is dictatorial and requires complete compliance to the state.

Which of the following best defines the word "withdrew" found in paragraph 9?

• To remove or take back something
• To re-insert oneself into a program or problem

• To increase spending on something

• To deposit money

Which one of the following is TRUE? (Page 2)

• After the 1991 coup d'etat, people in Moscow took to the streets to protest and many were killed by the military.

• The communist coup d'etat reignited the communist movement in the Soviet Union.

• After the coup d'etat failed, Premier Gorbachev returned to power in the Soviet Union.

• In December of 1992, Premier Gorbachev stepped down.

Which of the following is FALSE? (Page 1)

• SALT II was a series of promises made between the Soviet Union and the U.S. to limit the production of Nuclear Weapons.

• SALT negotiations were signed and ratified by the US Congress in November of 1979.

• The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan which heightened tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

• In 1986, President Reagan withdrew from SALT II.

Which one of the following statements is FALSE? (Page 2)

• Glasnost is a term which means "restructuring" -- allowing people to speak their mind more openly.

• Mikhail Gorbachev implemented Glasnost and Perestroika.

• Under Glasnost, the government would theoretically not hide information from the people anymore.

• Many believe that Perestroika brought the end of Communism to the Soviet Union.