The Cold War under Brezhnev

Question 1

Under President Reagan, the United States began to develop the Strategic Defense Initiative, nicknamed "Star Wars.” What was the goal of that plan?

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A: to build up the nation’s defenses

Question 2

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

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C: at its height.

Question 3

Which best describes Leonid Brezhnev’s political position?

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B: hard-line communist

Question 4

In a command economy, people are not free to

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C: make production or monetary choices.

Question 5

What caused relations between the United States and the Soviet Union to begin to change in the early 1980s? Select two answers.Jimmy Carter became president.Leonid Brezhnev died.The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.Ronald Reagan became president.The United States withdrew from Vietnam.Richard Nixon resigned as president.

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B: Leonid Brezhnev died.; D: Ronald Reagan became president.

Question 6

Which best describes the Cold War during the years when Nikita Khrushchev led the Soviet Union?

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D: Cold War tensions were at their height, especially because of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Question 7

What was Ronald Reagan’s strategy for helping the United States win the Cold War?

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C: increasing military spending

Question 8

Which best describes the result of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

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C: It was a failure because the Soviets were forced to withdraw.

Question 9

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

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B: strengthen military and space programs.

Question 10

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

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B: extra money due to holding down military costs

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