Cold War Events and Policies

The video explores the resolution of the Cold War, focusing on the final years of tension between the US and the USSR. It covers the Cold War's history, the nuclear arms race, détente efforts, the Soviet-Afghan War, and the impact of Reagan's policies. Gorbachev's reforms, including Glasnost and Perestroika, are highlighted as pivotal in ending the Cold War. The video concludes with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• To promote democracy worldwide

• To contain the spread of Soviet influence

• To form a global alliance against communism

• To establish nuclear superiority

What was the main outcome of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)?

• A new arms race between the US and USSR

• Complete disarmament of nuclear weapons

• Tentative agreements on limiting nuclear arms

• Increased production of nuclear weapons

Which event marked the end of the policy of détente?

• The election of Ronald Reagan

• The signing of SALT-II

• The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

What was the Star Wars Program intended to achieve?

• To develop a space-based missile defense system

• To launch a manned mission to Mars

• To establish a permanent space station

• To create a global satellite communication network

What was the primary focus of Gorbachev's Glasnost policy?

• Cultural exchange

• Military expansion

• Political openness

• Economic restructuring

What was the main goal of Perestroika?

• To increase military spending

• To reform the Soviet economy

• To expand Soviet territory

• To strengthen communist ideology

Which country was the first to elect a non-communist prime minister in 1989?

• Czechoslovakia

• Hungary

• Poland

• Romania

What significant event occurred in Germany in 1989?

• The signing of a peace treaty

• The election of a communist government

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The start of a civil war

What was the Velvet Revolution?

• A military coup in the Soviet Union

• A diplomatic agreement between the US and USSR

• A violent uprising in Romania

• A peaceful transition in Czechoslovakia

Who played a key role in the failed coup against Gorbachev in 1991?

• Boris Yeltsin

• Nicolae Ceaușescu

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Ronald Reagan