WorksheetsChapter 10: End of The Cold War Quiz
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The Russian leader who was in office at the downfall of the Soviet Union
Gorbachev
Breshnev
Kruschev
Stalin
Glasnost is best characterized as
a form of re-Stalinization
a restructuring of the economy
a form of central planning
a form of political liberalization
Reagan’s foreign policy called for
making an alliance with the Soviet Union.
limiting American intervention in the affairs of other nations.
protecting the island of Cuba from invasion.
taking on a strong anti-communist role in the world.
President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed a missile treaty in hopes of?
Reducing tensions associated with the threat of nuclear war
Providing an exchange of weapons for war hostages
Allowing secret weapons technologies to be shared
Establishing an official cease-fire
The USA held a 10-day joint military exercise with its NATO allies. It was code named _________________.
Strategic Defense Initiative
Star Wars
Able Archer
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
The Command economy encouraged entrepreneurship.
The one-party state system enabled reforms to be made easily as there was centralized control.
Overemphasis on quantity of goods resulted in poor quality of Soviet goods.
The economy of the USSR grew at a faster rate than that of the USA.
Which of the following is true of the structure of the US economy?
Producers were given the freedom to allocate resources.
Creativity and innovation was encouraged.
Competition was encouraged to stimulate economic growth.
All of the above.
Which of the following is a reason for Soviet economic downturn in the 1980s?
Ideological commitment to satellite states
The five -year plan and collectivisation
The Korean War
The Vietnam war
The ________________________ gave the Soviet Union the right to intervene in the political matters of the Satellite states.
The Comecon and Cominform
The Brezhnev Doctrine
Glasnost
Perestroika
Why did the Prague Spring take place?
It took place to arrest dissidents who spoke out against the communist leadership.
It was to commemorate the great Soviet leaders.
It was to show support for the Communist movement.
It was a period of political liberalisation
At the height of the arms race the USA spent ___________ of its gross national product on defence while the USSR spent ______________ on defence.
6%, 16%
12%, 24%
10%, 20%
30%, 35%
Who succeeded Brezhnev as leader of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Yuri Andropov
Nikita Khrushchev
Gorbachev implemented all the following policies except_________________.
Perestroika
New thinking
Glasnost
New economic policy
De-ideologisation was _____________________.
an extension of Perestroika
an extension of the Brezhnev doctrine
an extension of 'New thinking' to Soviet foreign policy
an extension of Glasnost
'New thinking' involved ______________________________.
removing armed forces from Hungary, East Germany and Czechoslovakia.
respecting the rights of nations to determine their own political system
allowing Eastern European nations to handle their own political affairs without Soviet interference.
All of the above.
What is Détente?
An easing of tensions
Increased Tensions
What event ended the policy of Détente?
Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty
Invasion of Afghanistan
The Carter Doctrine
Iranian Embassy siege
What two policies did Mikhail Gorbachev adopt to try and save the Soviet Union? (click
Detente
Glasnost
Perestroika
Berlin Wall
Which of the following would be identified as a cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union?
The expensive arms race in the USSR became an enormous burden on the struggling economy
The Soviet government used their military strength to put down any resistance
The United States promised to provide economic assistance to the Soviet Union if they broke up
Winston Churchill coordinated Operation "Sea Lion"
He instituted Glasnost and Perestroika
Gorbachev
Stalin
Lenin
Breshnev
Which event directly contributed to the end of the Cold War?
Several communist-based governments collapsed across Eastern Europe
The United States increased military aid to South Vietnam
The Marshall Plan
Senator McCathy's trials rooting out suspected communists
Nuclear arms limitations were part of the the
SALT agreement
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
ICBM accords
This US president helped to bring a "thawing" to the end of the Cold War by developing a relationship with China
Nixon
Kennedy
Johnson
Reagan
President Nixon was the first US president in history to visit
The Soviet Union
The United Kingdom
The Republic of North Korea
Canada
The Russian leader who was in office at the downfall of the Soviet Union
Gorbachev
Breshnev
Kruschev
Stalin
The Strategic Defensive Initiative or SDI
was a plan the United States developed as a nuclear defense system
an idea proposed by the Soviet Union to limit the amount of work that needed to be done
was scrapped by the British because the cost was too high
was developed by the French as a way to increase their ability to make fresh backed goods
The Berlin Wall fell in
1989
1988
1990
1991
The Soviet Union officially fell in
1991
1992
1989
1990
As a result of a struggling Soviet system
many of the countries in Eastern Europe staged revolutions against their communist governments
people increased their personal holdings in land
a majority of people started to see the Soviet nation as a power entity
their economy grew exponentially
USA shifted to detente because
they were engrossed with the Vietnam War
they were afraid of Soviet nuclear technology
they had an isolationist policy
they were fighting with China over Taiwan.
Perestoika means
restructure
transparency
culture purity
Socialism with Soviet characteristics for a New Era
Glasnost means
transparency
increase efficiency
God Gold Glory
make Soviet Union Great again!
what does de-ideologisation refer to ?
right to choose its own political and economic system
market efficiency
freedom of elections
free speech
What was the Sinatra Doctrine?
promote western culture
allowing member states of the Warsaw Pact to invite American singers to their cities
allowing member states of the Warsaw Pact to determine their own internal affairs.
develop capitalism through arts
What President used the Gulf of Tonkin Incident to justify drastically increasing US troops fighting in Vietnam?
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Reagan
The Space Race started after what?
Soviets Launch Of Sputnik
Yuri Gagarin Went To Space
Little Curly Enter Earth's Orbit
English Want To Shoot Man From Cannon Into Orbit
Which of the following is NOT a valid reason for the end of Cold War?
USA was economically superior to the Soviet Union
People in the Stoviet Union was losing confidence in the communist ideology and governments
Soviet Union was not able to keep up with the arms race with the USA
Gorbachev revolutionised the communist system in the Soviet Union
Which of the following 2 reasons are LONG TERM developments that contributed to the end of the Cold War?
Gorbachev's Reforms
American economic and military superiority
The "New Thinking" Policy
Failure of the Soviet economy
What was American President Reagan's military programme called?
Strategic Defense Integration
Strategic Defense Intiative
Star Trek Initiative
Star Wars Integrated System
What was the code-name of the military exercise held by USA and its NATO exercise in 1983 called?
Able Archer 83
Attack Aceh 83
Star Wars 83
Star Trek 83
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Able Archer 83 exercise between USA and NATO?
Soviet Union prepared their nuclear forces and put its air units on alert.
The exerise nearly caused a nuclear war between the USA and the Soviet Union
President Regan adopted a more favourable stance towards the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union called off the meeting with USA to negotiate nuclear disarmament
Which of the following 2 statements are ACCURATE about the Soviet command economy in the early 1980s?
The Soviet economy was able to match the economic growth of USA
The Soviet economy was inefficient
The Soviet goods produced was of poor quality
The Soviet economy was supported by accurate data and innovative practices
What was the economic burden caused by Soviet Union's need to support its economically weak allies?
Soviet Union had to sell all its oil and other economic resources to its allies
Soviet Union had to borrow money from its allies
Soviet Union had to sell oil to its allies at a discounted price
Soviet Union had to loan money from the Western banks
What was another reason for Soviet Union's external economic burdens in the 1980s?
Involvement in the Vietnam War
Involvement in the Soviet-Afghan war
Involvement in the arms race with the USA
Involvement in the nuclear disarmament talk
Which of the following 2 statements are TRUE of the Brezhnev Doctrine?
No country within the Warsaw Pact was allowed to leave the Pact
Any country that wanted to leave the Warsaw Pact will need to give up all its economic privileges
Soviet Union would intervene militarily in countries that threatened the cohesiveness of the Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union would force the countries to leave if they threatened the cohesiveness of the Warsaw Pact
Gorbachev introduced the policy of (a) , which means "open-ness" to promote greater transparency and freedom of speech and expression
Which of the following 2 actions were implemented as part of GLASNOST?
Relaxed the censorship of books, journals and newspapers
Soviet writers applied for permission to write about Soviet history
Controlled public discussions
Anti-communist radio broadcasts from Western radio stations were not blocked
Gorbachev also introduced the policy of (a) , which meant "restructuring", to implement political and economic reforms
Which of the following was NOT an example of economic reforms carried out under Perestroika?
Permitted private ownership of small businesses in service and manufacturing sectors
Prices of goods and services were set by a government council
Workers could elect their factory managers
State control of banking sector was decentralised
Which of the following 2 statements were ACCURATE about the failure of Perestroika?
The Soviet citizens disagree with the reforms
Shortages of food and basic necessities continued
There was increasing criticism of the government and Gorbachev rather than more support
Gorbachev decided to stop his reforms
What were the 2 aspects of Gorbachev's foreign policy reforms?
Nuclear disarmament talks with Regan
Nuclear rearmament talks with Regan
De-ideologisation of the Soviet foreign policy
Re-ideologisation of the Soviet foreign policy
Which of the following was the main consequence of the Soviet government's decision to allow the Eastern European countries to decide its own political and economic system?
Integration of Soviet Union's sphere of influence in Eastern Europe
Collapse of the communist governments in Eastern Europe
Revival of Communist influence in the Soviet Union
Collapse of democratic parties in the Soviet Union
Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?
direct, armed conflict between the two nations
the founding of the United Nations
a deep reduction in military expenditures
a competition for political influence over other countries
Term used to describe a relaxation of tensions and improved relations between countries:
Destabilizaion
Denouement
Decline
Event that created new tension between USA and USSR in 1979:
USA-USSR peace treaty broken
American invasion of Afghanistan
New nuclear tests by both countries
President Mikhail Gorbachev implemented glasnost and perestroika in 1986 in the Soviet Union. What was the overall goal of his two policies?
He wanted to encourage the free elections of the political leaders in Eastern Europe.
He wanted to further support the basic principles of communism with in the Soviet Union.
He wanted to bring the Soviet Union into the European Union.
He wanted to offer some reforms to the economic and polictical infrastructure of the Soviet Union.
What is detente?
Can be more than 1 ans.
respected each other's sphere of influence as more important than human rights
reduction of tensions
USA and USSR have the right to exist side by side as sovereign states
increase in tensions
