Cold War Unit 6: Modern Russia

Which of Gorbachev's policies was a reform centered around economic restructuring?

• Shock Therapy
• Perestroika
• Glasnost
• Containment

Solidarity was a group of workers that banded together against communism in Hungary.

• True
• False

Who was the first democratically elected leader of Russia?

• Rasputin
• Mikhail Gorbachev
• Vladimir Putin
• Boris Yeltsin

What agreement did Reagan and Gorbachev make at the end of the Cold War?

• to reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons

• to create an international space station

• to withdraw troops from Asia

• to halt all satellite development programs

Which one of the following is TRUE about Russia today?

• It has the largest population in the world.

• It used to be one of the soviet republics included in the Soviet Union.

• St. Petersburg is the capital city.

• Joseph Stalin is the current President of Russia

Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Ronald Reagan

Which area is currently being disputed between the Ukraine and Russia?

• Chechnya

• Moscow

• Siberia

• Crimea

What was the primary message of the Brezhnev Doctrine? Choose all that apply.

• Democratic reforms in Czechoslovakia will not be tolerated.

• Preserve and spread socialism around the world

• Allow for more openness and transparency in the Russian government

• The collapse of the Soviet Union was imminent.

Which one of the following refers to easing of tensions between the U.S. & the Soviet Union beginning in 1971?

• glasnost

• Helsinki Accords

• Détente

• INF Treaty

Which one of the following leaders pursued a policy of "Peace Through Strength"?

• Margaret Thatcher

• Lech Walesa

• Pope John Paul II

• Ronald Reagan