The End of the Cold War

Question 1

The meaning of the Russian term glasnost in English is

Revolt · Accepted Answer

“openness.”

Question 2

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the end of the Cold War

Question 3

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 4

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

renewing his commitment to Communism.

Question 5

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

supporting Gorbachev’s reforms

Question 6

The Berlin Wall was viewed as a symbol of

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Communist oppression.

Question 7

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Cuba

Question 8

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

East Germany opened its borders.

Question 9

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Soviet states began to declare independence.

Question 10

In 1989, Tiananmen Square in Beijing was the site of

Revolt · Accepted Answer

pro-democracy demonstrations.

The End of the Cold War Answers