End of the Cold War

Question 1

Which former Soviet Republic was part of the U.S.S.R?

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Ukraine

Question 2

What was the practical effect of the SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) treaty?

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SALT I slowed the arms race.

Question 3

What prompted the change in Ronald Reagan’s approach toward the Soviet Union during his second term?

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a change in Soviet leadership

Question 4

After détente was abandoned, the U.S. president believed that the Cold War could be won by

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outspending the Soviet Union on weapons.

Question 5

During which era did détente mainly occur?

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1970s

Question 6

Why did Mikhail Gorbachev have trouble retaining support from hard-line communists?

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He refused to crush rebellions in Eastern Europe.

Question 7

What was one result of the breakup of the Soviet Union?

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Russia briefly led a confederation of independent states and maintained some control of the region.

Question 8

How did Boris Yeltsin become the president of Russia?

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He won the country’s first open election.

Question 9

How did changes in the Soviet Union affect people in other communist countries?

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Eastern Europeans began to rebel against their governments.

Question 10

Which of these were included in the SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) treaty? Select two answers.a cap on nuclear armsa ban on nuclear armsan end to proxy warsa limit on launch sitesa ban on missile programs

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a cap on nuclear arms; a limit on launch sites

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