Cold War Events and Consequences

Cold War Events and Consequences

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies, Geography

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video discusses the escalation of Cold War tensions in the late 1970s and early 1980s, highlighting the arms race between the US and the Soviet Union. It then covers Mikhail Gorbachev's rise to power in 1985 and his reforms, perestroika and glasnost, aimed at improving Soviet relations with the West. The video details key summits between Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan, leading to the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 1987. It also describes the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe, marking the end of the Cold War. The post-Cold War era saw the US emerge as the sole superpower, with significant geopolitical changes and ongoing global tensions.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant factor in the renewed tensions between the US and the Soviet Union in the late 1970s?

The space race

The arms race

The oil crisis

The cultural exchange programs

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary goal of Gorbachev's policy of perestroika?

To increase military spending

To restructure the Soviet economy

To expand Soviet territory

To enhance Soviet cultural influence

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which summit marked the first meeting between Gorbachev and Reagan?

Geneva Summit

Washington Summit

Reykjavik Summit

Moscow Summit

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty?

It eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons

It was a trade agreement

It increased nuclear arsenals

It was a cultural exchange agreement

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which event symbolized the end of the Cold War?

The Cuban Missile Crisis

The signing of the Paris Agreement

The launch of Sputnik

The fall of the Berlin Wall

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the challenges faced by the Soviet Union due to Gorbachev's reforms?

Economic prosperity

Increased military power

Cultural isolation

Widespread unrest and political instability

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which country opened its borders with Austria, allowing East Germans to escape to the West?

Romania

Poland

Czechoslovakia

Hungary

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