The Brezhnev Doctrine declared that the USSR would

intervene if it thought socialism was under threat.

restructuring and reform of the Soviet economy.

cultural freedom and greater openness in Soviet society

What does Détente mean?

An easing of tension between parties.

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The end of the Cold War

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1
SDI was
The Strategic Defense Initiative
All of these
a missile defense system to include lasers in space.
"Star Wars"
2
The Brezhnev Doctrine declared that the USSR would
become capitalist.
try to win as many Olympic medals as possible.
intervene if it thought socialism was under threat.
boycott the LA Olympics of 1984.
3
Who is this?
Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
4
This movement originated in
Romania
Poland
the USSR
East Germany
5
What Cold War event occurred on Christmas Day 1979?
SALT 2 was ratified
The USSR invaded Afghanistan
The USA invaded Grenada
US astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts met in space.
6
"Solidarity" had a very influential supporter, who?
Pope David
Pope John Paul 2
Pope Matthew
Pope Gregory
7
Who is this?
President Ronald Reagan
President George Bush Snr
President Gerald Ford
President Jimmy Carter
8
What is happening here?
The Berlin Wall is falling.
People are protesting that they want the Berlin Wall.
People are escaping from a gulag.
People are celebrating the end of the Vietnam War.
9
The 1980 Olympic games was held
in London
In LA
In Kabul
In Moscow
10
What happened here?
Countless people suffered radiation poisoning.
The nuclear power station suffered a meltdown.
Radioactive particles spread across Europe and the USSR.
All of these.
11
Perestroika was
a new foreign policy for Russia.
restructuring and reform of the Soviet economy.
world revolution.
cultural freedom and greater openness in the USSR.
12
Glasnost was
world revolution.
a new foreign policy for the USSR
a restructuring of the Soviet economy
cultural freedom and greater openness in Soviet society
13
What does Détente mean?
An easing of tension between parties.
The situation is getting much worse.
A summit meeting.
An alliance.
14
Who is this?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Konstantin Chernenko
Yuri Andropov
Ronald Reagan

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