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GCSE History Edexcel Unit 1, key topic 3: Why did the Cold war end?
GCSE History Edexcel Unit 1, key topic 3: Why did the Cold war end?
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1
Who overthrew Gorbachev in a coup?
Putin
Chernenko
Shervardnadze
Yeltsin
2
Who was US leader in 1979?
Carter
Ford
Nixon
Reagan
3
When was the Warsaw Pact dissolved?
July 1991
August 1991
1989
1988
4
What was the name of the 1975 joint space missing?
Brest-Litovsk
Apollo-Soyuz
Ford-Brezhnev
Jackson-Vanik
5
Was does 'detente' mean?
a state of friendship or alliance between two powers
an increase in tension between the superpowers
a 'stalemate' in negotiations
a relaxation of tension between the Superpowers
6
In signing SALT II both sides agreed to…
launch a joint space mission
reduce stocks of nuclear warheadsto 2250
ensure no nuclear weapons would beput in space
committo upholding human rights
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Which of the following were NOT reasons for detente?
US failure in Vietnam
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The high costs of the arms race
the Soviet leader, Brezhnev, needed to strengthen his power
8
What was the proper name of the ‘Star wars’project (the idea for a laser shield around the US)?
SALT II
START
glasnost
SDI
9
What was the name of the treaty that pledged that no nuclear weapons would be put in space?
1967 Outer Space Treaty
1979, SALT II
1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
1972, Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty
10
In 1985 the USA was spending 6% of GDP on military spending. How much was the USSRspending?
30%
10%
50%
70%
11
Which of the following were NOT part of the Helsinki Agreements?
economic, scientific, industrial + educational cooperation
respectfor human rights
reducing stocks of nuclear warheads
acceptingthe existing boundaries of Europe
12
Detente refers mainly to which period?
1963-1979
1972-1981
1963-1969
1971-1979
13
Name the treaty that imposed limits on nuclear weapons, e.g. missiles and nuclear submarines
1967 Outer Space Treaty
1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty
1975, Helsinki Agreement
1972, SALT I
14
How did Reagan describe the USSR?
MAD
an evil empire
our closest ally
warmongers
15
Why did the USSR send troops to Afghanistan in 1979?
restore order and protest Aminfrom the USA
protect the communist dictatorAmin from the mujahedeen
protectthe communist leader Taraki from the threat of the US
to prop up Taraki’s communist regime against the mujahedeen
16
Which Eastern European country was the first to have free elections?
Poland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
EastGermany
17
How much did Reagan say his defence policy would cost between 1981-87?
$1 billion
$1 trillion
$100,000
$1million
18
Why did the Reykjavik talks achieve little?
Reaganrefused to drop his SDI project
Gorbachevrefused to scrap ballistic missiles
Gorbachevrefused to attend
Reagandemanded that the USSR uphold human rights
19
Why did Gorbachev abandon the Brezhnev doctrine (privately in 1985, publicly in1988)?
theUSSR couldn’t afford to keep sending in troops to Europe
itwas in line with Helsinki agreements
The USA had put pressure on theUSSR to
He felt it was wrong
20
Despite Reagan’s tough rhetoric, what was held in 1982?
SALT II
SDI
StrategicArms Reduction Talks (START
Malta Summit
21
Which talks agreed to limit the non-nuclear forces that the Warsaw Pact and NATOcould have?
Malta Summit
STARTI
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces(INF) treaty
Conventional Armed Forces inEurope (CFE) agreement
22
Which of the following were NOT effects of the invasion of Afghanistan?
the USA sent weapons to the mujahedeen
the USA boycotted the 1980 MoscowOlympics
the US and 34 other countries signed the Helsinki agreement
PresidentCarter announced the ‘Carter doctrine’
23
Who was Soviet leader after Brezhnev?
Chernenko
Gorbachev
Andropov
Khrushchev
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Name Gorbachev’s policy to restructure the economy and allow some capitalistelements
perestroika
NewEconomic Policy (NEP)
Glasnost
New Political Thinking
