The End of the Cold War Answers

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Citizens in Berlin began to tear down the Berlin Wall soon after

B
Boris Yeltsin became the leader of Russia.
R
Romania rejected Communism.
t
the Soviet Union officially dissolved.
E
East Germany opened its borders.
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A problem that arose as a result of glasnost was that

t
the Soviet people were still not willing to criticize the government.
t
the Soviet government refused to allow people to protest.
t
the Soviet people became more aware of corruption in government.
t
the Soviet government’s totalitarian rule became even stronger.
3

One of Gorbachev’s reforms, perestroika, had the goal of

e
ending government corruption.
c
creating a free market.
c
creating more political freedom.
e
ending food shortages.
4

A result of the attempted coup against the Soviet government in 1991 was that

t
the Communist Party gained support.
S
Soviet states began to declare independence.
B
Boris Yeltsin was destroyed politically.
m
many Soviet states remained part of the USSR.
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most

C
China remains Communist but is also a major economic power.
C
China is no longer Communist but is a major economic power.
C
China remains Communist but is not a major economic power.
C
China is no longer Communist and is not a major economic power.
6

In 1989, Tiananmen Square in Beijing was the site of

C
China’s main industries.
C
China’s government headquarters.
p
pro-democracy demonstrations.
a
anti-democracy demonstrations.
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Which of the following was made possible by the end of the Cold War?

t
the formation of NATO
t
the breakup of Hungary
t
the reunification of Germany
t
the election of George H. W. Bush
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What was one unintended result of glasnost?

C
Communism became more, rather than less, popular.
T
The Soviet government became more corrupt.
P
People discovered they had more political freedom.
M
More citizens protested against the Soviet government.

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