AP World: Ch. 36

What significant event occurred in 1988 related to the Soviet Union?

• Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan

• Breakup of Soviet Union

• U.S.-NATO interventions in Bosnia

• Mass genocide in Rwanda

Which agreement was inaugurated in 1992?

• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

• Kyoto Protocol

• Paris Agreement

• Maastricht Treaty

Who became the president of Russia in 1999?

• Vladimir Putin

• Boris Yeltsin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Dmitry Medvedev

What was a major factor in the decline of Soviet leadership?

• Unwillingness to rock the boat

• Economic prosperity

• Strong international alliances

• Technological advancements

What was the impact of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 on the Soviet Union?

• Created anxiety due to a large Muslim minority

• Strengthened Soviet alliances

• Led to economic growth

• Increased military power

What was the main reason for the Soviet Union's economic decline in the 1980s?

• Increased foreign investment

• Extensive environmental deterioration

• Expansion of military power

• Growth in consumer goods production

Who was the U.S. president that denounced the Soviet Union as an "evil empire" in 1980?

• Jimmy Carter

• Richard Nixon

• Ronald Reagan

• George H. W. Bush

What was one of the consequences of the Soviet Union's focus on military production in the 1980s?

• Increase in consumer goods

• Decrease in national income allocation to military

• Reduction in investments for consumer needs

• Improvement in public health

What was the Soviet Union's response to the U.S. diplomatic pressure in the late 1970s?

• Increased trade with the U.S.

• Invasion of Afghanistan

• Signing of a peace treaty

• Withdrawal from international organizations

Who initiated reforms in the Soviet Union in 1985, aiming to reduce bureaucracy and promote openness?

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Boris Yeltsin