The Decline of Cold War Certainties from 1972-90 (Leaving Cert History): Quizzes
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In what year did Reagan leave office with reduced US-USSR tensions?
In what year did Reagan leave office with reduced US-USSR tensions?
1989
When did the Berlin Wall fall, symbolically ending the Cold War?
When did the Berlin Wall fall, symbolically ending the Cold War?
9 November 1989
When did Gorbachev resign as President of the USSR?
When did Gorbachev resign as President of the USSR?
Christmas Day 1991
What did Gorbachev refuse to use to keep communist governments in power in Eastern Europe?
What did Gorbachev refuse to use to keep communist governments in power in Eastern Europe?
The Soviet army
How long did communist governments in Eastern Europe take to fall after protests began?
How long did communist governments in Eastern Europe take to fall after protests began?
Less than one year
Where did the US experience its most spectacular failure in containment policy?
Where did the US experience its most spectacular failure in containment policy?
Vietnam
What was the US at the end of the Cold War?
What was the US at the end of the Cold War?
The world's only superpower
According to historian Raymond L. Garthoff, what did containment successfully preclude?
According to historian Raymond L. Garthoff, what did containment successfully preclude?
Moscow advancing hegemony by military means
What USSR expenditure worsened problems in the Soviet system during the Cold War?
What USSR expenditure worsened problems in the Soviet system during the Cold War?
Huge expenditures on defence
What was the ultimate reason for the end of the Cold War?
What was the ultimate reason for the end of the Cold War?
Failure of Gorbachev's radical reforms
Where was containment successful in preventing communist takeover attempts?
Where was containment successful in preventing communist takeover attempts?
W. Europe, most S. America, parts Asia/Africa
Why couldn't the USSR address its own problems during the Cold War?
Why couldn't the USSR address its own problems during the Cold War?
Spending vast amounts on the Cold War