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WorksheetsEnd of Cold War
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Cold War was fought between the United States and
a)
China
b)
France
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
2.
The Cold War was a war of ideas between
a)
Communism and Fascism
b)
Communism and Totalitarianism
c)
Democracy and Fascism
d)
Communism and Democracy
3.
The single most important reason the U.S. engaged in the Cold War was to
a)
prevent the communist takeover of East Berlin
b)
stop the spread of terrorism
c)
limit the development of nuclear weapons
d)
stop the spread of communism
4.
After _____________ came to power in the Soviet Union, there was a dramatic end to the Cold War.
a)
Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Vladimir Putin
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Leonid Brezhnev
5.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, ______________ became the first president of the Russian Republic
a)
Leonid Brezhnev
b)
Boris Yeltsin
c)
Vladimir Putin
d)
Alexei Kosygin
6.
Perestroika is...
a)
Khrushchev's policy of aggression w/ U.S.
b)
Gorbachev' policy of reform and restructuring
c)
Russian term for admiration of a comrade
d)
Capital of Sudetenland
7.
What is glasnost?
a)
Strict laws against speaking
b)
Encouraged freedom in speech and governnment
c)
Anarchy and chaos
d)
American Rule over Russia
8.
What year did the Berlin Wall come down?
a)
1991
b)
1975
c)
1992
d)
1989
9.
Which was NOT a reason for the Fall of the Soviet Union?
a)
Nationalism in the Soviet Block
b)
Fall of the Berlin Wall
c)
U.S. defeat of Russia
d)
Soviet Economic Collapse
10.
Why did Gorbachev wish to reform?
a)
He wanted to go down in history
b)
He knew that Russia's expenditure on arms was unsustainable
c)
He was a capitalist at heart
d)
He was secretly working for the West
11.
Gorbachev came to power in _____
a)
1986
b)
1985
c)
1984
d)
1979
12.
Why did Gorbachev's reforms fail?
a)
They were too little, too late
b)
They couldn't work because real market reforms didn't exist to replace central government decision making
c)
They were too similar to Koysgin's
d)
There were no reforms
13.
What was Gorbachev's biggest achievement?
a)
Ending the nuclear arms race
b)
Gaining the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990
c)
withdrawing from Afghanistan and Central Europe in 1989
14.
What happened to East and West Germany after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
a)
They kept the same political system
b)
They unified into one democratic country
c)
They unified into one communist country
d)
They rebuilt the wall.
15.
During the Cold War, which event happened last?
a)
Launching of SPUTNIK
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Destruction of Berlin Wall
16.
Why would Gorbachev start the programs of Glasnost and Perestroika?
a)
to help develop Soviet nuclear missiles
b)
to strengthen collective farms
c)
to stimulate the economy and political discussion
d)
to expand NATO
17.
After the fall of the USSR, what did many parts of the former USSR do?
a)
Attempt 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
18.
What type of economic system encourages private ownership?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Command Economy
c)
Mixed Economy
d)
Mercantilism
19.
What type of economic system was used in the USSR, China and North Korea?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Command Economy
c)
Mixed Economy
d)
Mercantilism
20.
Which term means to 'stop the spread of Communism'?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
containment
d)
Marshall Plan
21.
What was the political system of East Germany?
a)
Democracy
b)
Communism
c)
Fascism
d)
Nationalism
22.
Glasnost and perestroika were Gorbachev’s policies of _____ and _____ for the Soviet Union.
a)
openness; rebuilding
b)
openness; honesty
c)
rebuilding; honesty
d)
rebuilding; restructuring
23.
During what years did the Cold War take place?
a)
1941-1992
b)
1945-1990
c)
1949-1969
d)
1948-1990
24.
Gorbachev was followed as leader of Russia by _____ then by ______.
a)
Yeltsin; Putin
b)
Stalin; Yeltsin
c)
Putin; Stalin
d)
Khrushchev; Stlain
25.
The United Nations differed from the League of Nations in which of the following ways?
a)
having a goal
b)
UK joining
c)
able to enforce policies
d)
staying out of conflicts
26.
After World War II, many Germans left East Germany to live in the more productive, democratic West Germany. How did the government of East Berlin try to contain defections from East to West Berlin?
a)
Improve conditions in East Berlin
b)
Allowed people to work in the West
c)
Allow them to leave as they please
d)
Build a wall to contain people
27.
In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s communist resistance movements began to increase in Eastern Europe. All of the following were direct results of resistance movements in Eastern Europe EXCEPT:
a)
Germany joined with Soviet Union to fight off resistance movements
b)
Berlin Wall was torn down and Germany was united into one country
c)
Communist party was overthrown in Hungary
d)
Citizens began demanding changes and political rights in Soviet Union
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