How did Chezchoslovakia and Romania reject Communism?

They peacefully protested and demanded democracy.

What was the difference in the election process before and after Gorbachev took charge?

Before: Voters "approved" candidates. After: Voters chose from a list.

How did Perestroika change the economy in the USSR?

Local managers had more authority over their farms and factories.

In Poland, what did the Solidarity union workers’ protest and walking off their jobs lead to?

It led to free elections. Lech Walesa was elected President.

What happened after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?

East and West Germany reunited and became Germany.

How did the Soviets respond to the Hungarian uprising?

The Soviet Union crushed the uprising and executed the leader of uprising.

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1
How did Chezchoslovakia and Romania reject Communism?
They peacefully protested and demanded democracy.
They protested violently and destroyed their countries.
They rioted and were arrested by the police.
They didn't reject communism.
2
What was the name of Nixon’s new foreign policy approach?
Policy of Containment
Policy of Détente
SALT I Treaty
Realpolitik
3
What was the difference in the election process before and after Gorbachev took charge?
D. Before AND After: Voters could never choose.
Before: Voters "approved" candidates. After: Voters chose from a list.
Before: Voters chose from a list. After: Voters "approved" candidates.
Before: Voters could choose. After: voters couldn't choose.
4
What was Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program called?
Politburo
Prague Spring
Evil empire
Star Wars
5
Who was the Soviet Leader after Stalin?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
6
How did Perestroika change the economy in the USSR?
Businesses were shut down.
People were not allowed to start businesses.
All of the above
Local managers had more authority over their farms and factories.
7
Which one of these changes did Mikhail Gorbachev actually make?
He allowed riots in big cities.
He opened up churches
He tried to use communism to help other countries in need.
He allowed citizens to carry arms.
8
In Poland, what did the Solidarity union workers’ protest and walking off their jobs lead to?
They invented McDonald's.
They didn’t get paid.
It led to free elections. Lech Walesa was elected President.
Nothing, they changed their minds and went back to work.
9
What was the name of the communist leader in Czechoslovakia?
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexander Dubcek
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
10
What happened after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
East and West Germany reunited and became Germany.
The East German government gained more power.
East Germans lived peacefully in a communist nation.
People started businesses.
11
How did the Soviets respond to the Hungarian uprising?
There was never an uprising.
The Soviet Union crushed the uprising and executed the leader of uprising.
They didn’t do anything.
Soviets replaced the government with pro Soviet leaders

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