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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which sequence of 20th-century Cold War events is in the correct chronological order?
fall of the Berlin Wall Cuban missile crisis adoption of the Marshall Plan
Cuban missile crisis fall of the Berlin Wall adoption of the Marshall Plan
fall of the Berlin Wall adoption of the Marshall Plan Cuban missile crisis
adoption of the Marshall Plan Cuban missile crisis fall of the Berlin Wall
- 2. Multiple Choice
This 1989 photograph symbolizes the
end of the Cold War
importance of the Berlin airlift
creation of a divided Germany
fear of Nazism among Germans
- 3. Multiple Choice
-Reunification of East and West Germany
-Restructuring of the economy of the former Soviet Union
-Eastern Europe's extensive political changes
Which is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from a study of these events of the late 1980s and early 1990s?
The former Soviet Union succeeded in isolating its satellites from Western influences.
The United Nations forced Communist leaders to accept changes.
Communist leaders used new strategies to win the cold war.
Communism did not succeed as a workable political and economic system in Europe.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Mikhail Gorbachev contributed to the fall of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe by
introducing the policies of Perestroika and Glasnost
violating nuclear arms agreements
invading Afghanistan
signing the Camp David Accords
- 5. Multiple Choice
One way in which Vladimir Lenin's New Economic Policy and Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of Perestroika are similar is that both
allowed elements of capitalism within a communist economic system
strengthened their country's military defenses
supported censorship of news and of personal correspondence
increased tensions during the Cold War
- 6. Multiple Choice
Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms of Perestroika and Glasnost resulted in
an era of world peace and Soviet prosperity
conditions that helped lead to the breakup of the Soviet Union
a successful transition to a command economy in Russia
censorship of the news media in Russia
- 7. Multiple Choice
In the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev’s attempts to change the Soviet Union resulted in
an increase in tensions between India and the Soviet Union
a strengthening of the Communist Party
a shift from producing consumer goods to producing heavy machinery
a series of economic and political reforms
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which action occurred in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev?
Peasants were forced onto collective farms.
Citizens experienced more personal freedoms under Glasnost.
The United States and the Soviet Union ended diplomatic relations.
The Soviet government increased its control over the Orthodox Church.
- 9. Multiple Choice
One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policies of Glasnost and Perestroika in the Soviet Union was to
eliminate freedom of speech and press
destroy the power of the opposition party
dominate the governments of Eastern Europe
encourage political discussion and economic reform
- 10. Multiple Choice
In the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev,
the trend toward private ownership of businesses represented a move away from
a traditional economy
a command economy
a free-market economy
laissez-faire economics
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