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Heimler 9.3 End of the Cold War

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date

1-10.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

1.

What year did Ronald Reagan give a speech to the British Parliament declaring the downfall of Marxism-Leninism?

a)

1983

b)

1982

c)

1980

d)

1985

2.

Which Soviet leader introduced the policies of Glasnost and Perestroika?

a)

Boris Yeltsin

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Leonid Brezhnev

3.

What was the primary goal of the INF Agreement?

a)

Destroy all intermediate-range missiles

b)

Increase trade between the US and USSR

c)

Expand NATO

d)

Reduce economic sanctions

4.

What doctrine influenced U.S. foreign policy under Reagan, particularly in supporting anti-communist regimes?

a)

Bush Doctrine

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Reagan Doctrine

5.

What was the main controversy surrounding the Iran-Contra Affair?

a)

Bribery in the U.S. government

b)

Funding Nicaraguan Contras illegally

c)

Espionage against the Soviet Union

d)

Illegal arms sales to Iran

6.

How many ships did the U.S. Navy's fleet expand to under Reagan?

a)

Over 600 ships

b)

350 ships

c)

500 ships

d)

750 ships

7.

Which initiative was famously nicknamed 'Star Wars'?

a)

Strategic Defense Initiative

b)

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

c)

Operation Desert Storm

d)

Manhattan Project

8.

What significant event marked the physical symbol of the Cold War's end in 1989?

a)

Fall of the Berlin Wall

b)

Collapse of the Soviet Union

c)

Signing of the START Treaty

d)

End of the Vietnam War

9.

Under which treaty did the U.S. and Russia agree to reduce their nuclear arsenals to 3,000 warheads?

a)

START 1

b)

START 2

c)

Salt II

d)

New START

10.

What was the outcome of the START 2 Treaty for Russia's economy?

a)

Introduction of democracy

b)

Economic sanctions

c)

Financial aid from the U.S.

d)

Membership in the European Union