The end of the Cold War, 1970-1991

Question 1

In which year did the Berlin Wall come down?

Accepted Answer

1989

Question 2

Which President took a tough line on the USSR and started a 'Second Cold War'?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan

Question 3

Who were the Mujahideen?

Accepted Answer

Afghan freedom fighters who fought against the Soviet Union

Question 4

When did the Soviet Union collapse?

Accepted Answer

1991

Question 5

What did SDI stand for?

Accepted Answer

Strategic Defense Inititiave

Question 6

Who became the US President in 1969?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon

Question 7

In which city were the Olympics held in in 1980 which saw a boycott of the USA and others?

Accepted Answer

Moscow

Question 8

Gorbachev also brought in glasnost. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Openness - bringing in more freedoms

Question 9

In which year did East and West Germany reunite to become Germany?

Accepted Answer

1990

Question 10

SALT 2 was agreed in 1979 but was never formally agreed by the US Senate. Why not?

Accepted Answer

The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan

Question 11

What was the Sinatra Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

Idea that Eastern Europe could reform

Question 12

Which American President referred to the USSR as the 'evil empire'?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan

Question 13

Which of the following ideas was not linked with Mikhail Gorbachev?

Accepted Answer

Taking over Eastern Europe

Question 14

In which country did the trade union Solidarity win free elections in 1989?

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 15

SALT talks ran from 1969 and 1972 and saw a treaty agreed in May 1972. What did it stand for?

Accepted Answer

Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty

Question 16

Which agreement of 1975 contained 3 'baskets' around security, cooperation and human rights?

Accepted Answer

Helsinki Agreements

Question 17

In which country did the Velvet Revolution take place?

Accepted Answer

Czechoslovakia

Question 18

Gorbachev brought in 'perestroika'. What does this idea mean?

Accepted Answer

Restructuring the economy to make Soviet economy richer

Question 19

Which word best describes relations between the USA and the USSR in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

Détente

Question 20

Who was the American President between 1977 and 1981?

Accepted Answer

Jimmy Carter

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