September 11, 2001

Question 1

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

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East Germany opened its borders.

Question 2

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

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Soviet states began to declare independence.

Question 3

The collapse of the USSR had a strong negative effect on which of the following nations?

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Cuba

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the relationship between President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev?

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They negotiated arms-reduction agreements.

Question 5

The Bush administration helped bring about the collapse of the Soviet Union by

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supporting Gorbachev’s reforms

Question 6

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

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creating a free market.

Question 7

A problem that arose as a result of glasnost was that

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the Soviet people became more aware of corruption in government.

Question 8

Cuban leader Fidel Castro responded to the fall of the Soviet Union by

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renewing his commitment to Communism.

Question 9

Which Eastern European nation was the first to reject Communism between 1989 and 1991?

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Poland

Question 10

Following the collapse of the USSR, Cuba’s government

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remained Communist.

September 11, 2001 Answers