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End of the Cold War recap

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did Reagan first come to power in the USA?

a)

1979

b)

1980

c)

1981

d)

1982

2.

In what year was Operation Able Archer?

a)

1981

b)

1982

c)

1983

d)

1984

3.

What was the name of the first Chancellor of the newly reunified Germany in 1990?

a)

Adenauer

b)

Kohl

c)

Hoenecker

d)

Krenz

4.

What is the correct order of Soviet leaders (earliest to latest)

a)

Brezhnev - Andropov - Chernenko - Gorbachev

b)

Brezhnev - Chernenko - Andropov - Gorbachev

c)

Andropov - Chernenko - Brezhnev - Gorbachev

d)

Brezhnev - Andropov - Gorbachev - Chernenko

5.

Which Eastern European country was the first to become 'non-communist'?

a)

Romania

b)

Hungary

c)

Poland

d)

Czechoslovakia

6.

What was the name given to the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia?

a)

Satin Revolution

b)

Iron Revolution

c)

Velvet Revolution

d)

Steel Revolution

7.

How do you spell the Russian word for 'Openness'?

(a)  

8.

Which President succeeded Reagan in 1989?

a)

Clinton

b)

Bush

c)

Carter

d)

Obama

9.

In what month and year did the Berlin Wall fall?

a)

August 1961

b)

March 1987

c)

November 1989

d)

December 1990

10.

How long did the Cold War last?

a)

50 years

b)

25 years

c)

46 years

d)

55 years

11.

Who was most responsible for ending the Cold War?

a)

Reagan

b)

Gorbachev

12.

How many republics made up the USSR?

(a)  

13.

What was the surname of the leader of Solidarity?

(a)  

14.

Which doctrine replaced the Brezhnev Doctrine?

a)

Sinatra Doctrine

b)

Carter Doctrine

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Reagan Doctrine

15.

In what year did Reagan make his 'tear down this wall' speech?

a)

1981

b)

1983

c)

1985

d)

1987

16.

Where was the first summit between Reagan and Gorbachev held?

a)

Reykjavik

b)

Moscow

c)

Geneva

d)

Washington

17.

In what year was the Chernobyl disaster?

a)

1985

b)

1986

c)

1987

d)

1988

18.

Which of these was not a reason for the failing Soviet economy in 1978?

a)

The arms race

b)

The war in Afghanistan

c)

The command economy

d)

A string of poor harvests