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Reagan & Cold War End

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Gorbachev's 1980s policy of glasnost in the USSR?
a)

Strict laws against speaking

b)

Encouraged freedom in speech and governnment

c)

Anarchy and chaos

d)

American Rule over Russia

2.
Perestroika was...
a)
 Khrushchev's policy of aggression w/ U.S. 
b)
Gorbachev' policy of reform and restructuring in the USSR
c)
Russian term for admiration of a comrade 
d)
Capital of Sudetenland
3.
Why did Gorbachev wish to reform the Soviet Union?
a)

He wanted to go down in history

b)

He knew that Russia's expenditure on arms (weapons) was unsustainable

c)

He was a capitalist at heart

d)

He was secretly working for the West

4.
After the fall of the USSR, what did many parts of the former USSR do?
a)

Attempted to reestablish communism

b)

Break away from Soviet Union and become independent

c)

Establish their own communist government

d)

Change their economic system to the command economy system

5.
What type of economic system was used in the USSR, China and North Korea?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Mixed Economy
d)
Mercantilism
6.
What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?
a)
the fall of communism
b)
the fall of capitalism
c)
the end of the Vietnam War
d)
the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis
7.

He instituted Glasnost and Perestroika

a)

Gorbachev

b)

Reagan

c)

Lenin

d)

Breshnev

8.

Which event directly contributed to the end of the Cold War?

a)

Several communist-based governments collapsed across Eastern Europe

b)

The United States increased military aid to South Vietnam

c)

The Marshall Plan

d)

Senator McCathy's trials rooting out suspected communists

9.

What did Ronald Reagan urge Mikhail Gorbachev to do in his speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin?

a)

Bring your troops home

b)

Free your political prisoners

c)

Tear down this wall

d)

Come to visit America

10.

The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —

a)

borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs

b)

significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment

c)

large tax cuts, less government spending and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion

d)

reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus

11.

Ronald Reagan was given the nickname

a)

The Tax Cutter

b)

The Great Communicator

c)

Deregulator

d)

Star Wars

12.

Which was NOT included in President Reagan's economic policies?

a)

Reducing the federal deficit

b)

Tax cuts for wealthy Americans and corporations

c)

Increased military spending to compete with the Soviet Union

d)

Deregulation of some industries and businesses

13.

What is deregulation?

a)

Changing voting districts to better represent populations

b)

Removing rules from certain industries and businesses

c)

Creating government policies to keep citizens safe

14.

In President Reagan's economic plan the benefits of tax cuts were supposed to "Trickle Down" to _________.

(Choose all that apply.)

a)

Middle class Americans

b)

Poor Americans

c)

Wealthy Americans

d)

Corporations

15.

The Reagan Doctrine stated that the U.S. would

a)

only elect conservatives to public office.

b)

reduce taxes and deregulate industries.

c)

negotiate with the Soviet Union to end the Cold War.

d)

support countries who were trying to overthrow a communist government.

16.

President Reagan provided aid to __________ because the Soviet Union had invaded in 1979.

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Grenada

d)

Iran

17.

President Reagan secretly armed the Contras in _________ so that they could overthrow the socialist government there.

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Grenada

d)

Iran

18.

Reagan's Cold War policy of building up the military to intimidate the Soviet Union

a)

Peace Through Strength

b)

Containment

c)

Neutrality

d)

Truman Doctrine

e)

Detente