Collapse of the Soviet Union

Which of Gorbachev's programs created more openness, more public participation in government, and greater individual rights were given to Soviet citizens?

• glasnost

• perestroika

• democratizatsiya

• shock therapy

Which of these events led to the breakup of the Soviet Union?

• The arms race & government overspending

• An attempt to overthrow the government by pro-democratic forces

• Democratic reforms brought on by Mikhail Gorbachev

• All of these

Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?

• Mikhail Gorbechev

• Joseph Stalin

• Boris Yeltsin

• Vladimir Putin

who brought down the Berlin wall?

• thousands of people, creating a mass exodus that no one could stop

• government

• it is not destroyed only doors are opened

• neighboring countries

What Cold War term means “openness?”

• Perestroika

• Containment

• Glasnost

• Détente

All 15 republics of the Soviet Union declared independence

• True

• False

Which new Soviet policy granted the people of the USSR more decision making power and greater access to private ownership of businesses?

• perestroika

• glasnost

• democratization

• shock therapy

What term means “easing tensions?”

• Perestroika

• Containment

• Glasnost

• Détente

What was the nickname for the agreements that limited the number of nuclear missiles held by the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

• Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.)

• Shared Armament De-Escalation (S.A.D.)

• Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I & II)

• Please-Avoid-Bombing-Lands-Obviously (P.A.B.L.O.)

Despite all the tension during the Cold War why didn't the US and the Soviet Union get involved in military conflicts with each other?

• pressure from nonaligned nations kept the peace
• the United Nation wouldn't let them fight
• the potential for global nuclear war
• increased tensions in the Middle East