Cold War Thaws and Impact

What event in 1979 sparked renewed tensions between the Soviet Union and the West during the Cold War?

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The signing of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

Which U.S. President introduced the "Reagan Doctrine" and referred to the Soviet Union as an "evil empire"?

• Jimmy Carter

• Richard Nixon

• Ronald Reagan

• George H.W. Bush

What was the main goal of the Reagan Doctrine in relation to the Soviet Union?

• To promote détente and cooperation

• To dissolve Soviet influence in Soviet Bloc countries

• To support the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

• To encourage the reunification of Germany

How did the Soviet Union respond to the U.S.-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow?

• By increasing nuclear arms production

• By boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

• By signing a peace treaty with the United States

• By withdrawing from Afghanistan

Which Soviet leader's reforms contributed to the end of the Cold War?

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Leonid Brezhnev

What were the main components of Gorbachev's reforms known as "glasnost" and "perestroika"?

• Military expansion and economic isolation

• Openness of information and restructuring of the political system

• Increased censorship and centralization of power

• Withdrawal from international organizations

What event in 1989 symbolized the end of the division between East and West Europe?

• The signing of the Helsinki Accords

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Which of the following best describes the "Third World" during the Cold War?

• Countries aligned with the United States and its allies

• Countries aligned with the Soviet Union and its allies

• Non-aligned countries

• Countries in Western Europe

Explain how the collapse of communist rule in Eastern Europe contributed to the end of the Cold War.

• It led to increased military spending in the West.

• It resulted in the reunification of Germany and withdrawal of Soviet forces, weakening Soviet influence.

• It caused the United States to withdraw from NATO.

• It increased tensions between the United States and China.

Analyze the impact of the Cold War on developing nations around the world.

• Developing nations were unaffected by the Cold War.

• Developing nations were divided into groups based on their alignment with the U.S., the Soviet Union, or neither, affecting their political and economic policies.

• Developing nations all joined the Soviet Union.

• Developing nations only traded with the United States.