The policy of glasnost resulted in which of the following changes in the Soviet Union?

Churches reopened and the press was given more freedom.

Why did the Soviet Union Invade Afghanistan?

They were stopping an anti-communist revolt

Why were hostages held in Iran for 444 days?

The US would not return the Shah to Iran

Pick the option that completes the graph

USSR spending too much money on military

Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to the fall of the Soviet Union?

Building the power of the Communist Party

One result of economic changes in the Soviet Union, or perestroika, was:

More control of the economy was given to private businesses

In which of these events did the government send in military and successfully stop protesters?

Tiananmen Square protest in China

Which two leaders agreed to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty?

Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev

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1
the Strategic Defense Initiative was frequently referred to inthe media as... ?
"Star Trek"
"Space Odyssey"
"Star Wars"
"Space Lasers"
2
The policy of glasnost resulted in which of the following changes in the Soviet Union?
Any who spoke out against the government were executed.
Restrictions on the freedom of religion and land ownership.
Churches reopened and the press was given more freedom.
Freedom of the press and assembly was restricted even more.
3
During the Cold War, all of these were split into communist and non-communist countries except
Korea
Germany
Soviet Union
Vietnam
4
Why did the Soviet Union Invade Afghanistan?
They were stopping an anti-communist revolt
They wanted to stop the spread of communism
The mujahedeen owed the USSR five billion dollars
They wanted to keep the Shah out of power
5
Why were hostages held in Iran for 444 days?
The US supported the Mujahideen
The US tried to invade Iran in the 1980s
Iran wanted to trade weapons for the hostages
The US would not return the Shah to Iran
6
When was the cold war?
1939-1945
1950-1989
1920s-1930s
1990-2000
7
Both the USSR and the US used this method of protest against each other in the1980s…
Boycotting the Olympics
giving speeches at the Berlin wall
Brinkmanship
Signing the INF treaty
8
What event marked the end of the Cold War?
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait
Reunification of Germany
Solidarity Movement in Poland
9
Which leader brought about many of the changes that led to the downfall of the Soviet Union?
Stalin
Yeltsin
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
10
Pick the option that completes the graph
USSR spending too much money on military
Construction of the Berlin Wall
No economic reforms
Decline in nationalism in the USSR
11
Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to the fall of the Soviet Union?
Building the power of the Communist Party
economic troubles in the Soviet Union
Protests in Eastern European nations
More open policies under Gorbachev
12
This protest movement led by Lech Walesa was the first takedown of a communist gov. in E Europe
Berlin wall protestsin Germany
Poland’s solidaritymovement
Tiananmen Squareprotest in China
Velvet Revolution inCzech Republic
13
Which was NOT a way that the US helped cause the fall of the Soviet Union, ending the cold war?
US increasing money spent on defense
The signing of the INF treaty
Reagan forming a relationship with Gorbachev
Reagan introducing Perestroika
14
Ronald Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to "...tear down this wall." What wall was it?
Hadrian's Wall
Berlin Wall
Warsaw Wall
Great Wall
15
During the Cold War, the two Superpowers were:
Britain and Germany
Soviet Union and United States
China and Japan
Korea and Vietnam
16
One result of economic changes in the Soviet Union, or perestroika, was:
A decrease in military spending by the Soviet Union.
More control of the economy was given to private businesses
More control of the economy was given to government agencies
A build up in weapons production and the space program.
17
In which of these events did the government send in military and successfully stop protesters?
Velvet Revolution in Czech Republic
Poland’s solidarity movement
Berlin wall protests in Germany
Tiananmen Square protest in China
18
Protesters in Eastern European nations demanded what in the late 1980s?
Christianity
democracy
communism
socialism
19
Which two leaders agreed to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty?
John F. Kennedy andNikita Khrushchev
Truman and Stalin
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev

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