End Of Cold War

Question 1

What two political ideas that Gorbachev introduced and what did they mean?

Answer 1

Perestroika = Restructuring 
Glasnost = Openness

Question 2

What were the names of the leaders before Gorbachev?

Answer 2

Andropov and Cherneko

Question 3

Since what year had the Hungarian leader been in power?

Answer 3

Since the Hungarian Uprising had been crushed in 1956

Question 4

Since what year had the Czechoslovakian leader been in power?

Answer 4

Since the Czechoslovakian uprising had been crushed 1968

Question 5

In what places could the East pick up western radio stations and what did is lead to?

Answer 5

Czechoslovakia and East Germany. This produced political and social unrest and they began to understand what they were missing out upon

Question 6

What was the name of the Russian secret police?

Answer 6

KGB

Question 7

What was the name of the Romanian secret police that was so brutal?

Answer 7

Securitate

Question 8

When did Gorbachev end the Brezhnev doctrine ?

Answer 8

1988-89

Question 9

What countries were there a successful popular revolution?

Answer 9

Poland and Hungary

Question 10

How many troops were removed form Easter Europe by Gorbachev?

Answer 10

500,000

Question 11

How much did the Soviet Union’s support for communist countries cost them annually?

Answer 11

$40Billion

Question 12

How much did the Afghanistan War cost the SU annually?

Answer 12

$8 Billion

Question 13

How much did Vietnam and Cuba cost to support the communist regimes every year?

Answer 13

Vietnam = $6Bn
Cuba = $4Bn

Question 14

When did the USSR withdraw form Afghanistan?

Answer 14

1989

Question 15

What was the industrial and agricultural growth in the Soviet Union during the early 1980s?

Answer 15

Industrial = 2%
Agriculture = 0.8%

Question 16

What was the growth rate of national income in the Soviet Union between 1976-80?

Answer 16

1.1%

Question 17

What was the name of the trade union in Poland that opposed the high unemployment?

Answer 17

Solidarity

Question 18

What fraction of the US was the Soviet unions economy in the 1980s?

Answer 18

1/6

Question 19

How many personal computers did the USA and USSR have in 1980s?

Answer 19

USA = 30 million (Good quality)
USSR = 50,000 (Poor quality)

Question 20

How much did Reagan increase military spending in 1982 and in the following years?

Answer 20

1982 = 13%

Following years = 8%

Question 21

How did Reagan describe the role of George Shultz’s role in the US foreign policy?

Answer 21

He was “Carrying out my policy”

Question 22

Who was George Shultz?

Answer 22

Secretary of State for the USA under the Reagan administration

Question 23

Who was Caspar Weinberger?

Answer 23

Secretary of Defence for the USA under the Reagan Administration that believed that the SU were still dangerous at the end of the Cold War

Question 24

When was the Geneva summit and what was its importance?

Answer 24

1985 > It acted as a social meeting for the two superpower leaders that allowed them to put aside their economic and political interests and establish a personal relationship that allowed for future negotiations to eventually happen

Question 25

When and what did Gorbachev propose at the Reykjavik summit in regards to arms?

Answer 25

1986 he proposed the elimination of all nuclear weapons including scrapping the SDI project by year of 2000

Question 26

When and what was agreed at the Washington summit?

Answer 26

In 1987 the Washington summit saw the agreement over the INF treaty that eliminated all intermediate range nuclear missiles

Question 27

When and what was agreed at the Moscow Summit?

Answer 27

In 1988 the Moscow Summit saw the finalised INF treaty and even further arms reduction

Question 28

When and what was agreed at the START 1 talks?

Answer 28

1991 they agreed to reduce nuclear arsenals by 30%

Question 29

When was the Malta summit and why was it important?

Answer 29

1989 > Both leaders declared the end of the Cold War

Question 30

How much did the military sector make up in the budget of the USSR in the 1980s?

Answer 30

40%

Question 31

What did Gorbachev propose at the Geneva summit on regards to arms?

Answer 31

Reduce nuclear arsenals by 50% including the removal of SDI