L 28/29 Review

What event is widely considered the symbolic end of the Cold War?

• The signing of the Warsaw Pact

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Korean War

Which Soviet leader implemented reforms that contributed to the end of the Cold War?

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Leonid Brezhnev

What were the names of Gorbachev’s two major policies aimed at reforming the Soviet Union?

• Glasnost and Perestroika

• Containment and Brinkmanship

• Détente and Realpolitik

• Socialism and Nationalism

Which U.S. President is credited with intensifying pressure on the Soviet Union through military spending and diplomatic efforts?

• Richard Nixon

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

• George H.W. Bush

What happened to the Soviet Union in December 1991?

• It launched a war against the United States

• It became a democracy under Gorbachev

• It collapsed and broke into multiple independent republics

• It strengthened its control over Eastern Europe

The purpose of Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost policy was to:

• Introduce democracy slowly to the Soviet Union

• Expand people's political and social rights greatly

• Improve economic conditions and standards of living

• Allow some freedom of speech and expression

President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) aimed to:

• Reignite the arms race with the Soviet Union

• Limit the capabilities of Soviet satellites

• Protect the United States from nuclear attack

• Ensure the United States’ energy independence

Communism collapsed across Eastern Europe after Mikhail Gorbachev:

• Said that the Soviet Union would not interfere in the affairs of other communist states

• Allowed Soviet republics to form new nations defined by national identity

• Required East Germany to permit free

Under what circumstances did Mikhail Gorbachev leave his role as Soviet leader?

• He lost an election

• He resigned

• He was driven from power by an angry mob

• He was overthrown in a coup

The United States got involved in the Vietnam War to:

• Prevent South Vietnam from falling to communism

• Help out the French in exchange for control over Haiti

• Gain access to oil wells in North Vietnam

• Create a military base in Asia to fight conflicts in Laos