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The End of the Cold War Answers

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

A
Cuba
B
the United States
C
Germany
D
Montenegro
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Which of the following best describes the relationship between President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev?

A
They met very infrequently.
B
They negotiated arms-reduction agreements.
C
They worked together to oppose reform.
D
They developed a hostile working relationship.
3

What was one unintended result of glasnost?

A
Communism became more, rather than less, popular.
B
The Soviet government became more corrupt.
C
People discovered they had more political freedom.
D
More citizens protested against the Soviet government.
4

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

A
seeking support from former Soviet republics.
B
seeking support from the United States.
C
allowing anti-Communist reforms in Cuba.
D
renewing his commitment to Communism.
5

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

A
ending government corruption.
B
creating a free market.
C
creating more political freedom.
D
ending food shortages.
6

Following the collapse of the USSR, Cuba’s government

A
switched to Communism.
B
rejected Communism.
C
remained democratic.
D
remained Communist.
7

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

A
the influence of pro-Western military alliances
B
ethnic tensions in former Soviet states
C
celebrations in many other countries
D
the end of the Cold War
8

A problem that arose as a result of glasnost was that

A
the Soviet people were still not willing to criticize the government.
B
the Soviet government refused to allow people to protest.
C
the Soviet people became more aware of corruption in government.
D
the Soviet government’s totalitarian rule became even stronger.
9

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

A
Hungary
B
Poland
C
Bulgaria
D
Albania
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The Berlin Wall was viewed as a symbol of

A
Communist oppression.
B
economic strength.
C
political freedom.
D
democracy.

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