The End of the Cold War

Question 1

What was one unintended result of glasnost?

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More citizens protested against the Soviet government.

Question 2

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

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renewing his commitment to Communism.

Question 3

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

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creating a free market.

Question 4

Which of the following was made possible by the end of the Cold War?

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the reunification of Germany

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

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

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East Germany opened its borders.

Question 7

most

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China remains Communist but is also a major economic power.

Question 8

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

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Cuba

Question 9

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

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the end of the Cold War

Question 10

In 1989, Tiananmen Square in Beijing was the site of

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pro-democracy demonstrations.

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