The Bush and Clinton Presidencies

Question 1

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 2

Following the collapse of the USSR, Cuba’s government

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remained Communist.

Question 3

The meaning of the Russian term glasnost in English is

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“openness.”

Question 4

Which of the following helped make the reunification of Germany possible?

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the end of the Cold War

Question 5

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 6

Which of the following was a result of perestroika?

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long lines in stores

Question 7

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

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Cuba

Question 8

The Berlin Wall was viewed as a symbol of

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Communist oppression.

Question 9

In 1989, Tiananmen Square in Beijing was the site of

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pro-democracy demonstrations.

Question 10

What was one unintended result of glasnost?

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More citizens protested against the Soviet government.

The Bush and Clinton Presidencies Answers