The End of the Cold War – The Events of 1989 (Grade 12 NSC Matric History): Quizzes
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By which decade had Gorbachev inherited a Soviet Union facing severe problems?
By which decade had Gorbachev inherited a Soviet Union facing severe problems?
The 1980s
How many urgent challenges did the Soviet Union face that demanded immediate action?
How many urgent challenges did the Soviet Union face that demanded immediate action?
Four major challenges
What was the first major challenge facing the Soviet Union?
What was the first major challenge facing the Soviet Union?
Rigid thinking and bureaucracy
What effect did economic stagnation create across Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union?
What effect did economic stagnation create across Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union?
A domino effect
What position did Cold War rivalry force the Soviet Union into?
What position did Cold War rivalry force the Soviet Union into?
An unsustainable position
When did the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan occur?
When did the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan occur?
December 1978
What was the primary focus of Perestroika?
What was the primary focus of Perestroika?
Economic restructuring
What key freedom did Glasnost introduce to Soviet citizens?
What key freedom did Glasnost introduce to Soviet citizens?
Freedom of the press
What was the ultimate objective of both Perestroika and Glasnost?
What was the ultimate objective of both Perestroika and Glasnost?
To strengthen Soviet socialism
What was the unintended consequence of Gorbachev's reforms?
What was the unintended consequence of Gorbachev's reforms?
Complete collapse of Soviet socialism