Gr9 Revision 6.3/6.4/6.6

Question 1

What event led to the resignation of the entire communist politburo in Czechoslovakia?

Accepted Answer

Protests in the capital city

Question 2

What caused Antonin Novotny to lose power in Czechoslovakia?

Accepted Answer

Protesters toppled the communist regime.

Question 3

How did Soviet citizens react to the 1991 coup?

Accepted Answer

They engaged in mass protests against the coup attempt.

Question 4

Why was it important that Gorbachev pressured Eastern European governments not to secretly suppress protesters?

Accepted Answer

To avoid further destabilization of the communist governments.

Question 5

How did East Germans attempt to escape to West Berlin despite the Berlin Wall?

Accepted Answer

By driving cars through unfortified sections of the wall., By digging tunnels under the wall., By climbing over the wall.

Question 6

Why did the Soviet Union prefer that Poland put down Solidarity with its own military?

Accepted Answer

To maintain control over Poland

Question 7

Why did glasnost-style reforms contribute to the collapse of the communist governments of the satellite countries?

Accepted Answer

They gave people more knowledge about the problems in their countries., They prevented the communist regimes from suppressing opposition voices.

Question 8

How did the Romanian government transform into a multiparty democracy?

Accepted Answer

By holding parliamentary elections

Question 9

Who were the strongest opponents of Gorbachev's reforms?

Accepted Answer

Conservatives

Question 10

Gorbachev ended the threat of Soviet invasion in 1988.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

What led to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989?

Accepted Answer

Protests and pressure

Question 12

What was the policy pursued by Gorbachev known as?

Accepted Answer

Glasnost

Question 13

What challenges did the Soviet Union face after its invasion of Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

Increased military spending

Question 14

What was the response of Eastern Bloc leaders to the events of the Prague Spring?

Accepted Answer

They condemned the actions of Czechoslovakia.

Question 15

What did Dubcek's reforms in Czechoslovakia aim to achieve?

Accepted Answer

Transition to a multi-party democracy.

Question 16

What was the main purpose of the Berlin Wall according to East Germany?

Accepted Answer

To prevent Western infiltration and sabotage.

Question 17

Gorbachev pursued radical reforms to end communism in the USSR.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

The collapse of East Germany was solely due to military pressure from the West.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

How did the Prague Spring impact Czechoslovakian society in 1968?

Accepted Answer

Allowed for free expression in music and art

Question 20

How did Gorbachev end the threat of Soviet invasion in 1988?

Accepted Answer

By reversing a policy

Question 21

What public opinion challenges did the Soviet government face from its citizens in the 1970s and 1980s?

Accepted Answer

Apathy and distrust

Question 22

How did Gorbachev's glasnost reforms impact Soviet society?

Accepted Answer

They allowed open discussions of the Soviet Union's problems.

Question 23

What reasons led to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991?

Accepted Answer

Economic stagnation and decline in the 1970s.

Question 24

What was the main focus of Czechoslovakia's limited economic reforms in the early 1960s?

Accepted Answer

Consumer goods over heavy industry

Question 25

How did Germany reunify after the fall of the Berlin Wall?

Accepted Answer

By carrying out elections and uniting officially

Question 26

How did the Brezhnev Doctrine impact Czechoslovakia in 1968?

Accepted Answer

It allowed for Soviet invasion to maintain communist dominance.

Question 27

Why did the Czechoslovakian government discourage citizens from resisting the invasion?

Accepted Answer

Dubcek encouraged citizens not to resist.

Question 28

What economic reform did Gorbachev pursue?

Accepted Answer

Expanding private ownership of all businesses, An end to collective farming

Question 29

Czechoslovakia was a multi-party democracy before 1968.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

What was the main goal of Gorbachev's 'new thinking' in the Cold War sphere?

Accepted Answer

Engage in productive talks with the USA and the West

Question 31

What economic problems did the Soviet Union face in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

Military spending was extremely high, People faced shortages of basic goods

Question 32

What reasons did the governments of Moldova and Georgia give for declaring their independence from the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

To gain greater autonomy from the central Soviet government.

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Gr9 Revision 6.3/6.4/6.6

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