7.5.5 practice quizVersion en ligne collapse of communism par Shaner Adams 1 What were 2 reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union? a Spending for the arms race and the Chernobyl disaster. b The expense of social programs like education and free housing. c The personal spending of the Prime Minister and a banking crisis. d The collapse of the Asian stock market and the cost of maintaining the Iron Curtain. 2 What 1989 event symbolized the end of communism in Europe? a The assassination of Stalin. b The election of Khrushchev. c The fall of the Berlin Wall. d US intervention in Bosnia. 3 Who was elected because of Solidarity’s protest movement in Poland? a Mikhail Gorbachev. b Lech Walesa. c Jaroslaw Kaczynski. d Ronald Reagan. 4 What did Mikhail Gorbachev’s perestroika, glasnost, and democratization do? a They called for massive industrialization and a break in agriculture. b They led to private ownership, free speech, and open elections. c They doubled spending on research and development. d They ended the arms race with the US. 5 How did Ronald Reagan’s actions affect the relationship between the US and Soviet Union? a The two countries began to make peace and destroy their nuclear weapons. b The US would not seek peace with the Soviet Union for another 20 years. c The Soviet Union was so insulted by Reagan that Gorbachev bombed Miami. d Both countries peacefully agreed to cut off all communications with each other. 6 What helped lead to the failure of the Soviet Union? a Chernobyl and the arms race. b Rising fossil fuel prices. c Widespread civil war. d China's supremacy in the communist sphere. 7 The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolized: a Russia's insistence on German unity. b Communism's popularity in Eastern Europe. c The collapse of European communism. d Increasing Soviet dominance. 8 Lech Wolesa was elected as: a an IRA candidate in Ireland. b Poland's Solidarity candidate. c Czechoslovakia's Real Politik president. d an interim president in Russia. 9 Perestroika, glasnost, and democratization all: a gave more political and economic rights to the Russian people. b focused on restricting the use of nuclear energy. c created an "economic miracle" similar to Germany's. d enabled the communist party to reassert control. 10 US- Soviet relations began to turn to peace and denuclearization in part because of: a The Berlin Airlift. b China's economic rise to power. c The actions of Ronald Reagan. d The election of F.D. Roosevelt.