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WorksheetsGorbachev and Eastern Europe Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What policy did Gorbachev introduce that encouraged Soviet citizens to openly discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet Union?
Perestroika
Glasnost
Solidarity
Democratization
What did Gorbachev's policy of "perestroika" aim to achieve?
Greater military strength
Stronger ties with the United States
Restructuring of the economy
Expansion of Soviet territory
Which treaty did Gorbachev sign with the United States in 1987?
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
What significant political body did Gorbachev establish in 1988?
The Warsaw Pact
The Supreme Soviet
The Congress of People's Deputies
The Communist People's Assembly
Which Polish worker organized the powerful trade union known as Solidarity?
Václav Havel
Lech Wałęsa
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
What immediate action did Gorbachev take that enabled revolutions to break out throughout Eastern Europe?
He dissolved the Communist Party
He arranged free elections
He stopped sending Soviet troops to support satellite governments
He signed peace treaties with Eastern European countries
Who became the first president of the Czech Republic after Czechoslovakia split?
Václav Havel
Michal Kovác
Václav Klaus
Slobodan Milošević
What policy did Serbian forces follow toward Bosnian Muslims?
Peaceful integration
Economic sanctions
Ethnic cleansing
Cultural assimilation
What event precipitated the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991?
A democratic election
A failed coup attempt against Gorbachev
A NATO invasion
A nationwide referendum
Who became the president of Russia after Gorbachev resigned?
Vladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Boris Yeltsin
Slobodan Milošević
What natural resources have contributed significantly to Russia's economic growth since Putin's reforms?
Coal and uranium
Oil and natural gas
Gold and diamonds
Timber and agricultural products
Which Eastern European country experienced the execution of its Communist leader, Nicolae Ceaușescu?
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Hungary
What was Yugoslavia's status during the Cold War?
A NATO member
A Soviet satellite state
An independent Communist country
A democratic federation
What province within Yugoslavia had its autonomy stripped in 1989, leading to conflict?
Croatia
Kosovo
Slovenia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
On what date was Germany reunified, symbolizing the end of the Cold War?
November 9, 1989
December 25, 1991
October 3, 1990
August 19, 1991
