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The End of the Cold War Review

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country could claim victory in the Cold War?

a)

USA

b)

Soviet Union

2.

What U.S. President put economic and military pressure on the Soviet Union during the 1980s?

a)

Nixon

b)

Carter

c)

Reagan

d)

Bush

3.

What impact did the Reagan Administration have on defense spending in the U.S.?

a)

It decreased defense spending

b)

It increased defense spending

c)

It had no impact on defense spending

4.

Which of the following was a reason for the collapse of the Soviet Union and an end to the Cold War?

a)

Mass demonstrations for democracy contributed to the decline in communist governments in Eastern Europe.

b)

The Soviet Union was destroyed in a Nuclear Attack.

c)

The U.S. launched a successful invasion of the Soviet Union

d)

China defeated the Soviet Union in a battle for Cold war supremacy

5.

How did the U.S. support economic and educational reforms in some of the former communist countries?

a)

It developed a program to allow people from former communist country to defect to the U.S.

b)

It provided aid and assistance to former communist countries.

c)

It ignored the needs of former communist countries.

6.

What happened to the Soviet Union in 1991 that led to the end of the Cold War between them and the U.S.?

a)

The Soviet Union declared Cold War victory

b)

The Soviet launched an unsuccessful attack on China

c)

The Soviet Union collapsed and led to independent republics

d)

The U.S. destroyed the capital of the Soviet Union with nuclear attack.

7.

After the Cold War what nation was the sole superpower in the World?

a)

USA

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

Great Britain

8.

Choose 2 effects that the end of the Cold War have on the U.S.

a)

Focus on new international concerns around the Globe.

b)

Increased hatred for Russia

c)

An increase in the development of nuclear weapons.

d)

A decrease in Cold War defense spending.