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WorksheetsGlobalization & Global War on Terror Unit Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?
Mikhail Gorbechev
Joseph Stalin
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
As the economies of Eastern European countries declined, citizens demanded a change to which type of government?
theocracy
communism
democracy
socialism
What did NOT lead to the collapse of the USSR?
the growth of resistance movements
the policies of Mikhail Gorbachev
the failures of communist economic systems
the creation of the United Nations
Where was the Berlin wall located? Select ALL that apply
Berlin
Soviet Union
East Germany
West Germany
Students began protesting for democracy in China in the 1970s
True
False
Where did the 1989 protests take place?
Hong Kong
Tiananmen Square
The Great Wall of China
Shanghai
How did the Chinese government deal with the protestors at Tiananmen Square?
They asked them to leave
They let them protest as long as they wanted
They sent in soldiers and tanks and killed people
In the Iran-Contra Affair, __ sold weapons to __, then used the money from that sale to provide support for anti-Communist rebels fighting in __.
Iran, Nicaragua, United States
Nicaragua, United States, Iran
United States, Iran, Nicaragua
What was one of the effects of September 11th?
The U.S. economy received an immediate boost.
Transportation security became less strict.
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan.
Congress issued a declaration of war against Saudi Arabia
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. entered WWII. After the attack on 9?11, a War on Terror was announced. What do both attacks have in common?
Both attacks were on American soil and caused public outrage
Both attacks were on foreign soil and caused public outrage
Both attacks involved hijacked planes, which destroyed buildings and lives
Both attacks were directed against military targets, not civilian targets
