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Reagan and Gorbachev
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GCSE History Cold War quiz
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1
What was the main term of the INF treaty (1987) ?
Limited the number of nuclear missiles
USA abandons their SDI programme
Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan
McDonalds to open in Moscow
2
Why did the Soviet Union struggle to keep up with Reagan's Star Wars programme ?
Soviet Union had no spacecraft
They did not have enough money
They had never seen Star Wars
They had no nuclear weapons
3
Who became leader of the Soviet Union in 1985 ?
Gorbachev
Khrushchev
Stalin
Brezhnev
4
Which of the following was NOT a reason why Gorbachev signed the INF treaty ?
The treaty would make him more popular in the West
He wanted to attack America
Nuclear missiles did not add to Soviet security
Nuclear weapons were too expensive
5
What nickname was given to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative ?
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Star Wars
E.T.
Battlestar Gallactica
6
Where was there a major nuclear disaster in 1986 ?
Chernobyl
Kiev
Moscow
New York
7
What was the Russian word for Gorbachev's re-structuring of the Soviet economy ?
Capitalism
Glasnost
Perestroika
Pravda
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What does the Russian word Glasnost mean ?
Censorship
Re-structuring the economy
Openness
Hello
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What term did President Reagan use to describe the Soviet Union in 1983 ?
Unhappy Union
Cruel Communists
Evil Empire
The Dark Side
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Where did Reagan and Gorbachev meet in 1987 to sign the INF treaty ?
New York
Washington DC
Los Angeles
Chicago
