Gorbachev's reforms to encourage openness and transparency

The purpose of NATO was

to form a defensive military alliance in the western hemisphere

The "Iron Curtain" referred to

the ideological divide between western Europe and eastern Europe

Why were many East Germans eager to defect to West Germany?

There was greater freedom and wealth in West Germany

The Soviet-Afghan War was significant because

it contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union

A major effect of glasnost and perestroika was

greater demand for freedom in the satellite states

Ukraine, Latvia, and Russia were similar in that

all were republics of the Soviet Union

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1
Glasnost was
the isolation of the USSR from the western countries
political and economic restructuring within the USSR
the first Soviet satellite launched into space
Gorbachev's reforms to encourage openness and transparency
2
The purpose of NATO was
to form a defensive military alliance in the western hemisphere
to orchestrate a coup against Joseph Stalin
to allow the U.S. stricter control over western European countries
to start a war with the Soviet Union
3
The "Iron Curtain" referred to
the divide between the United States and Cuba
the geographic divide between Soviet satellite states and the USSR
the ideological divide between western Europe and eastern Europe
the wall dividing East and West Berlin
4
Why were many East Germans eager to defect to West Germany?
There was greater freedom and wealth in West Germany
They wanted to live under a German leader
Many preferred the communist system of West Germany
They wanted to live in the Soviet Union
5
Which Soviet leader was responsible for the policies of glasnost and perestroika?
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
Brezhnev
Stalin
6
Which leader of the USSR established satellite states in Eastern Europe?
Czar Nicholas II
Joseph Stalin
That guy in Pizza Hut
Mikhail Gorbachev
7
The Soviet-Afghan War was significant because
it was the first conflict the Soviet Union won against the United States
it marked the beginning of the Cold War
it contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union
it was the first time the Soviet Union tested nuclear weapons
8
Which policy caused the U.S. to enter conflicts in Vietnam, Korea, and Afghanistan?
Capitalism
Isolation
Containment
Imperialism
9
Under which U.S. President did the Cuban Missile Crisis happen?
Truman
Reagan
Nixon
JFK
10
In the Vietnam War, the US supported the
south
Vietcong
north
Chinese militia
11
A major effect of glasnost and perestroika was
Ronald Reagan proposed creating a space defense shield
greater demand for freedom in the satellite states
North Korea and South Korea were divided
the Cuban Missile Crisis
12
Ukraine, Latvia, and Russia were similar in that
all were west of the Iron Curtain
all were republics of the Soviet Union
all refused to join the Warsaw Pact
all were capitalist countries during the Cold War
13
Detente means
a policy of containment
to return enemy fire
the escalation of a conflict
an easing of tension
14
"MAD" stands for
Mutual Assured Destruction
Makeshift Airway Device
Mechanized Atomic Development
Military Advantage Doctrine
15
The Cuban Missile crisis was an effect of the
domino effect
MAD doctrine
arms race
detente
16
Which of the following was not a satellite state of the Soviet Union?
Czechoslovakia
Spain
Poland
East Germany

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