Why was detente between the US and the Soviet Union preferred?

To reduce direct conflict that could lead to nuclear war

What was Able Archer 83?

A 10 day military exercise between US and NATO allies

What did Gorbachev sought to change in the Soviet Union?

End military competition with USA and reform the economy

What was the main weakness of the Soviet economy compared to the USA?

Low worker morale, low quality goods

What do you understand by the term 'Detente'?

Reduction of tensions between US and Soviet Union

Identify this momentous event in the Cold War.

Fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany

Why is the Cold War called the COLD war?

Lack of actual fighting between US and Soviet Union

What did the Soviet Union believe that Able Archer 83 was?

A nuclear strike by US and NATO on Soviet Union

How did Soviet reaction to Able Archer 83 change the perception of Ronald Reagan?

Reagan softened his approach towards the Soviets

What is the meaning of Glasnost?

Great freedom of speech and expression

What is economic liberalization?

Individual enterprise was encouraged

Complete the sentence: Perestroika was a ......

Failure because shortage of food and basic goods

What did glasnost result in?

The Soviet people becoming angrier

What did Glasnost unintentionally result in?

Uncontrolled criticism of the government by its people

Why did Soviet control over Eastern European states collapse?

There were numerous revolutions and uprisings against SU

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Why was detente between the US and the Soviet Union preferred?
To increase conflict so as to destroy each other
To reduce conflict for the sake of it
To reduce conflict so that they could sign a treaty of peace
To reduce direct conflict that could lead to nuclear war
2
What was Able Archer 83?
A military alliance between US and Soviet Union
A popular sitcom in the US about the Cold War
A 10 day military exercise between US and NATO allies
An arms race between US and Soviet Union
3
What did Gorbachev sought to change in the Soviet Union?
Reduce competition with the USA and NATO
End military competition with USA and reform the economy
Continue military competition with USA
Increase the production of weapons to compete with USA
4
What fell in Germany on January 1990?
The Dortmund Wall
The Berlin Wall
The Bonn Wall
The Cold Wall
5
What was the main weakness of the Soviet economy compared to the USA?
Low quality goods, high worker morale
Low worker morale, high quality goods
Low worker morale, low quality goods
Rising fuel costs, high quality goods
6
What do you understand by the term 'Detente'?
Increase in tensions between US and Soviet Union
Reduction of tensions between US and Soviet Union
Reduction in tensions between UK and Soviet Union
Ending of tensions between US and Soviet Union
7
Identify this momentous event in the Cold War.
Fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany
Internal revolution in the Soviet Union against Gorbachev
Able Archer military exercise in 1983
Popular revolution in Eastern Europe against Soviet Union
8
Why is the Cold War called the COLD war?
None of the above
Lack of actual fighting between US and Soviet Union
No actual fighting took place between UK and Soviet Union
Little fighting occurred between US and Soviet Union
9
Why did Gorbachev and Reagan meet in November 1985?
Nuclear disembarkation talks
Nuclear disarmament talks
Atomic disarmament talks
Nuclear rearmament talks
10
Who was the USA president that used detente on the Soviet Union?
Richard Marx
Woodrow Wilson
George Bush
Richard Nixon
11
Who was this prominent political figure in the Cold War?
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Brandon Rodgers
Leonid Brezhnev
12
What did the Soviet Union believe that Able Archer 83 was?
A nuclear strike on the US by the Soviet Union
A nuclear strike on China by the US to stop Communism
A nuclear strike by the Soviet Union on Japan
A nuclear strike by US and NATO on Soviet Union
13
How did Soviet reaction to Able Archer 83 change the perception of Ronald Reagan?
Reagan hardened his approach against the Soviets
Reagan stepped down and quit as president
Reagan softened his approach towards the Soviets
Reagan maintained his approach against the Soviets
14
What is the meaning of Glasnost?
Great freedom of speech and expression
Reduction in freedom of speech and expression
Greater freedom of movement
Greater freedom in choosing other political parties
15
What is economic liberalization?
Collective enterprise was encouraged
Collective enterprise was discouraged
Individual enterprise was discouraged
Individual enterprise was encouraged
16
How did the USA improve their economy in the 1980s?
Economic enterprise
Economic stagnation
Economic liberalisation
Economic standardisation
17
Where did they meet for the nuclear disarmament talks?
Ang Mo Kio, Singapore
Washington DC, USA
Paris, France
Geneva, Switzerland
18
Who won the Cold War in the end?
United States of America
Britain
Soviet Union
United States of Armenia
19
Complete the sentence: Perestroika was a ......
Success because of increase in food and basic goods
Failure because shortage of food and basic goods
Failure because shortage of consumer gooods
All of the above
20
What did glasnost result in?
Gorbachev resigning from power
The Soviet people becoming angrier
The Soviet people appreciating Gorbachev for his frankness
The Soviet people not caring about the political situation
21
Name this prominent politician.
Michel Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Stankanov
Mikhail Gorbachev
22
What were the Soviet economy lacking in production?
Infrastructure
Consumer goods
War goods
Heavy, industrial goods
23
What did Glasnost unintentionally result in?
Soviet political dissidents shot and killed by the govt.
Uncontrolled criticism of the government by its people
Uncontrolled criticism of the government by the US
All of the above
24
Who was one of Gorbachev's greatest critics in the Soviet Union?
Andrei Arshavin
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Mikhalichenko
Boris Yeltin
25
What was another name for Strategic Defense Initiative programme?
Star Wars programme
Star Trek programme
Star War programme
Star Weed programme
26
Why did Soviet control over Eastern European states collapse?
The USA ordered the Soviet Union to loosen its control
There was widespread support for the Soviet Union
The USA invaded the Eastern European states, freeing them
There were numerous revolutions and uprisings against SU
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What is 'Perestroika'?
Social and economic reforms
Economic reforms
Economic and political reforms
Political reforms
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What symbolised the end of the Cold War between the USA and the Soviet Union?
The reunification of East and West Germany into Germany
All of the above
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Soviet Union

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