Jeopardy 2
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100 points The SALT negotiations were an attempt to... Abolish MIRVs Limit nuclear weapons Organize detente rallies All of the above << Back
100 points The Soviet occupation of Afghanistan... Was a drain on the Soviet economy Hurt Soviet credibility around the world Was largely a failure All of the above << Back
100 points Gorbachev's “New Thinking“ held the belief that... The US and USSR could Co-exist peacefully War between the US and USSR was inevitable The US and USSR were intertwined and depended on each other Eastern Europe must remain communist at all costs << Back
100 points In 1983 U.S. President Ronald Reagan called the USSR... “Our friend and Ally“ “A business Partner“ “The evil Empire“ “A model for Change“ << Back
150 points One of the earliest results of Glasnot 1986 was Gorbachev telling the USSR and the world about the nuclear disaster at... Vladivostok Novaya Zemlaya Chernobyl Siberia << Back
150 points Glasnot proved to be disastrous for the Soviet Union because... It allowed for reforms that Gorbachev was not prepared for It allowed for political dissent and discredited ideas that had held the USSR It hurt Gorbachev's chances for reelection It embolden members of the Politburo << Back
150 points The reforms of Perestroika moved the Soviet Union towards... Democratization A truly communist society Abolishing nuclear weapons A market economy << Back
150 points Which of the following best characterizes Gorbachev's democratization? A restructuring of government People could be nominated for office Eventual multi-party elections All of the above << Back
200 points 1989 is called the Year of Miracles in the West because... Communism spread to many new countries Communism collapsed in Eastern Europe Communist countries all rebelled against the Soviet Union Capitalism Flourished in Eastern Europe << Back
200 points The communist hardliners (Strict Communists) that tried to overthrow Gorbachev were concerned about the New Union Treaty because... It made it easier for Capitalist countries to join the USSR It made the USSR and the Eastern Bloc into one nation It made it easier for Soviet Republics to leave the USSR It weakened Gorbachev's power << Back
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