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The End of the Cold War
The End of the Cold War
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1
Perestroika refers to:
Economic reform resembling capitalism
Budget reforms on the national level
Religious freedom
Open dialogue about problems
2
The Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty was signed at which of the Reagan-Gorbachev summits:
Reykjavik
Geneva
Washington
Moscow
3
The Household Responsibility System most closely resembles which economic model:
Barter
Capitalism
Communism
Feudalism
4
In 1991, a coup was enacted in the Soviet Union against Gorbachev by this group
Anti-Communist rebels
Russian nationalists
American special forces
Soviet "Stalinist" hardliners
5
All of the following contributed to Reagan's success in the 1980 election
except
:
Powerful televised debates against Carter
Support from the Moral Majority
Previous experience as a popular governor of California
A popular and successful acting career
6
Gorbachev and Reagan met for the first time at this summit:
London
Paris
Moscow
Geneva
7
Which of the following is
not
a characteristic of "Reaganomics"?
Tax cuts
De-regulation
Supply side economic theory
Growth in the Federal government
8
The US response to the Soviet invasion included all of the following
except
:
Airlift of critical supplies to the Afghan rebels
Boycott of the 1980 Olympics
Embargo of trade to the Soviets
Condemnation at the United Nations
9
Boris Yeltsin - who defeated the 1991 coup - held this office at the time:
President of Russia
Supreme Commander of Soviet Forces
President of the USSR
General Secretary to the Communist Party
10
The primary focus of the "Four Modernizations" in China is on:
Arts and literature
Agriculture
Heavy Industry
Science and technology
11
Deng Xiaoping is considered a liberal economic reformer but a conservative in terms of:
Government authority
Religion
Social issues
Art
12
The Velvet Revolution refers to:
The Reagan Gorbachev summits
The opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989
The USSR's dissolution in 1991
The Czechoslovakia purge of communism in 1989
13
The Soviet conflict in Afghanistan most closely resembles which US intervention:
Korea
Vietnam
The Philippines
Dominican Republic
14
This military program became the biggest obstacle in negotiations between Reagan and Gorbachev
Long range nuclear missiles
The Strategic Defense Initiative
Nuclear submarine forces
US funding of the Afghan mujahadeen
15
The Reagan administration focused on cutting social "safety net" programs while expanding:
Military spending
Education
The arts and science
Foreign aid
16
His death in 1976 spurred a struggle for power in Communist China:
Deng Xiaopeng
Chang Kai-shek
Sun Yat-sen
Mao Zedong
17
This Polish union was the first non-communist one formed behind the Iron Curtain
Solidarity
The AFL-CIO
The Warsaw Pact
Poland First
18
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in December, 1979 for which reason:
To drive out US occupying forces
To secure the vast oil wealth for their use
To bolster the pro-Soviet Afghan government under attack
To capture the rebel who assassinated a Soviet diplomat
19
After Soviet forces pulled out in 1989 what was the evolving situation in Afghanistan?
Occupation by UN Peacekeepers to quell the violence
Establishment of a popular government and peace
Peaceful annexation of the country into the Soviet Union
Horrific civil war until religious fundamentalists take over
20
This country was the primary conduit of US aid to the Afghan rebels:
Iraq
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Iran