The Cold War under Brezhnev

Question 1

Which strategic advantage might a country gain from following a policy of détente?

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extra money due to holding down military costs

Question 2

Which is the best description of the Cold War?

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the period of global tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union

Question 3

appeasementdétenteproxydisarmament

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détente

Question 4

When Leonid Brezhnev took control of the Soviet Union in 1964, the Cold War with the United States was

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at its height.

Question 5

Leonid Brezhnev’s main priority as leader of the USSR was to

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strengthen military and space programs.

Question 6

What was the main purpose of the SALT treaties?

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to slow down the arms race

Question 7

Read this passage from a speech by Ronald Reagan in 1983.I urge you to beware the temptation of . . . [labeling] both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding.

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The Soviet Union is a cruel nation that started the Cold War.

Question 8

This political cartoon was published in 1980.

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Muslim rebels are resisting the invading Soviet forces.

Question 9

The graph shows the growth of national income in the Soviet Union between 1960 and 1985.

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The Soviet economy was stagnating under Brezhnev’s leadership.

Question 10

Which best describes Leonid Brezhnev’s political position?

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hard-line communist

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