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WorksheetsEnd of the Cold War recap
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
In what year did Reagan first come to power in the USA?
1979
1980
1981
1982
In what year was Operation Able Archer?
1981
1982
1983
1984
What was the name of the first Chancellor of the newly reunified Germany in 1990?
Adenauer
Kohl
Hoenecker
Krenz
What is the correct order of Soviet leaders (earliest to latest)
Brezhnev - Andropov - Chernenko - Gorbachev
Brezhnev - Chernenko - Andropov - Gorbachev
Andropov - Chernenko - Brezhnev - Gorbachev
Brezhnev - Andropov - Gorbachev - Chernenko
Which Eastern European country was the first to become 'non-communist'?
Romania
Hungary
Poland
Czechoslovakia
What was the name given to the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia?
Satin Revolution
Iron Revolution
Velvet Revolution
Steel Revolution
How do you spell the Russian word for 'Openness'?
(a)
Which President succeeded Reagan in 1989?
Clinton
Bush
Carter
Obama
In what month and year did the Berlin Wall fall?
August 1961
March 1987
November 1989
December 1990
How long did the Cold War last?
50 years
25 years
46 years
55 years
Who was most responsible for ending the Cold War?
Reagan
Gorbachev
How many republics made up the USSR?
(a)
What was the surname of the leader of Solidarity?
(a)
Which doctrine replaced the Brezhnev Doctrine?
Sinatra Doctrine
Carter Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Reagan Doctrine
In what year did Reagan make his 'tear down this wall' speech?
1981
1983
1985
1987
Where was the first summit between Reagan and Gorbachev held?
Reykjavik
Moscow
Geneva
Washington
In what year was the Chernobyl disaster?
1985
1986
1987
1988
Which of these was not a reason for the failing Soviet economy in 1978?
The arms race
The war in Afghanistan
The command economy
A string of poor harvests
