The End of the Cold War: Key Events and Impacts

The video explores the end of the Cold War, focusing on Ronald Reagan's contributions through speeches, diplomacy, military interventions, and a buildup of nuclear and conventional weapons. It discusses the Reagan Doctrine, the Iran-Contra affair, and the Strategic Defense Initiative. The video concludes with the fall of the Soviet Union and the Cold War's legacy, including the START treaties.

What were the names of Gorbachev's reforms aimed at improving the Soviet Union?

• Glasnost and Perestroika

• Solidarity and Perestroika

• Glasnost and Solidarity

• Reformation and Liberation

Which treaty involved the destruction of intermediate-range missiles?

• START I Treaty

• INF Treaty

• SALT I Treaty

• START II Treaty

How did the U.S. respond to the Sandinista government in Nicaragua?

• By funding and training the Contras

• By imposing economic sanctions

• By recognizing it as the legitimate government

• By offering diplomatic support

What was the Reagan Doctrine primarily about?

• Supporting any anti-communist regime

• Promoting democracy worldwide

• Economic sanctions against adversaries

• Nuclear disarmament

What was Ronald Reagan's approach to ending the Cold War?

• By ignoring the Soviet Union

• By increasing economic ties with the Soviet Union

• Through peaceful protests only

• Through speeches, diplomatic efforts, and military interventions

What was the outcome of the Iran-Contra Affair for Ronald Reagan?

• He was impeached

• He resigned from presidency

• He was found not to have participated in illegal activities

• He was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative famously nicknamed?

• Star Wars

• Space Force

• Sky Guardians

• Laser Shield

What significant event in 1989 indicated the weakening of communist power in Europe?

• The signing of the INF Treaty

• The dissolution of the Warsaw Pact

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The signing of the START I Treaty

Who succeeded Ronald Reagan and officially ended the Cold War?

• Jimmy Carter

• George W. Bush

• George H.W. Bush

• Bill Clinton

What was the main goal of the START I Treaty?

• To end all nuclear testing

• To reduce the number of nuclear warheads

• To eliminate all nuclear weapons

• To stop the production of new nuclear weapons