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20 questions

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What term did Gorbachev use for his policy of greater openness?

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In Poland, the opposition movement entered government after negotiations and elections.

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In what calendar year did the Soviet Union dissolve?

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The Soviet-led was formally disbanded on July 1, 1991.

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What term describes the Cold War global system, in which the United States and the Soviet Union led opposing alliances? Enter the term.

True or false

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A Soviet policy that increased openness is better described as glasnost than as perestroika.

A
True
B
False

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Which statement best explains the varied political changes across Eastern Europe in 1989?

A
Communist governments were removed by the same peaceful uprising in every country.
B
Transitions differed by country, and Soviet leaders no longer automatically used force to preserve allied governments.
C
The Soviet Union directly appointed replacement governments across Eastern Europe.
D
Eastern European governments remained unchanged until the Soviet Union dissolved.

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What was the largely peaceful transition in Czechoslovakia known as? Enter the name of the revolution.

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Which explanation best describes how Gorbachev's policies contributed to the weakening of communist rule in Eastern Europe?

A
Perestroika immediately ended all economic hardship, making political change unnecessary.
B
The Soviet Union increased military intervention, which encouraged local governments to resign.
C
Reforms and reduced Soviet intervention gave local opposition movements more room, alongside other pressures.
D
The Soviet Union required every Eastern European state to hold an identical referendum.

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Why do historians often identify 1991, rather than 1989, as the formal conclusion of the Cold War?

A
The Warsaw Pact ended and the Soviet Union ceased to exist.
B
The Berlin Wall first became a symbol of Europe's division.
C
The United States and the Soviet Union formed opposing alliances.
D
The first communist governments in Eastern Europe came to power.

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Which pair of challenges faced former communist states after the Cold War?

A
They needed to restore the Warsaw Pact and return to a two-superpower system.
B
They had to end European political and economic integration.
C
They needed to replace market economies with centrally planned systems.
D
They faced the task of building political institutions and shifting toward market systems.

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How did the work of UN peacekeeping missions increasingly expand in the early 1990s?

A
The UN stopped authorizing peacekeeping missions because superpower rivalry had ended.
B
UN missions increasingly helped implement peace agreements, support elections, and assist with reconstruction.
C
UN missions focused exclusively on preventing economic integration in Europe.
D
The UN replaced NATO as the military alliance of former communist states.

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What does the 1990–1991 Gulf War suggest about the post-Cold War international order?

A
It proved that regional wars would end once superpower rivalry was over.
B
It showed that international organizations could no longer respond to aggression.
C
It demonstrated that cooperation against aggression was possible, while regional crises and unequal power persisted.
D
It established that all post-Cold War conflicts involved a direct clash between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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A classmate describes German reunification as a matter handled only within Germany. Which account best corrects that description?

A
Reunification was handled only by East Germany’s government.
B
The negotiations included the two German governments and the four powers that had occupied Germany after World War II.
C
The negotiations were conducted only by NATO and the United Nations.
D
Reunification was decided by the four occupying powers without the German governments.

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After the Soviet-led military rival disappeared, which conclusion about NATO is supported by the material?

A
NATO was formally disbanded when the Soviet-led rival disappeared.
B
NATO took over the Soviet Union’s role as a military alliance.
C
NATO adapted to a changed security environment after its original rival disappeared.
D
NATO’s adaptation meant that international conflict had ended.

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Select all the parties identified as involved in the negotiations leading to German reunification.

A
The East German government
B
The West German government
C
The four powers that had occupied Germany after World War II
D
The United Nations General Assembly

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Select all statements about NATO that are supported by the material.

A
NATO adapted to a changed security environment.
B
NATO was formally disbanded on July 1, 1991.
C
NATO’s original military rival was Soviet-led.
D
NATO disappeared when the Soviet Union ceased to exist.

True or false

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On November 9, 1989, East Germany opened its borders, and crowds began crossing the Berlin Wall.

A
True
B
False

True or false

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NATO was formally disbanded after its original Soviet-led military rival disappeared.

A
True
B
False

Open ended

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In two or three sentences, explain what conclusion about NATO is supported by the material after its original Soviet-led rival disappeared, and identify one detail about NATO’s response that the material does not specify.