Cold War
Which of the following contributed the MOST to the fall of the Soviet Union?
President Nixon’s policy of détente
the collapse of a flawed economic system
the United States boycott of the 1980 Olympics
the destruction of the Berlin Wall
the collapse of a flawed economic system
The causes of the fall of the Soviet Union were many and included ethnic conflict, a lack of support for the idea of communism and economic troubles caused by a focus on arms. Despite reform efforts by Mikhail Gorbachev, the then leader of the Soviet Union, the country was never able to reorganize and rebuild. In the 1970’s and 1980’s the Soviet Union seemed to be one of the most stable political units in the world. In international politics the Soviet Union was very strong and seemed only to be getting stronger. It was, for example, securing political client states in Africa. The Western powers believed this image was valid. But in the Soviet Union few things were really what they seemed to be. There were many economic problems for the Soviet Stalinist system. One very general problem was the lack of incentives for productivity. As anonymous Soviet citizen said. They pretend to pay us and we pretend to work. The Russian economist, Grigory Yavlinsky, who ultimately became an important advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev, became convinced to the need for reform when he investigated the low productivity in the Soviet mines. He found the miners were not working because they had no incentives to work. Said Yavlinsky
the collapse of a flawed economic system The causes of the fall of the Soviet Union were many and included ethnic conflict, a lack of support for the idea of communism and economic troubles caused by a focus on arms. Despite reform efforts by Mikhail Gorbachev, the then leader of the Soviet Union, the country was never able to reorganize and rebuild. In the 1970’s and 1980’s the Soviet Union seemed to be one of the most stable political units in the world. In international politics the Soviet Union was very strong and seemed only to be getting stronger. It was, for example, securing political client states in Africa. The Western powers believed this image was valid. But in the Soviet Union few things were really what they seemed to be. There were many economic problems for the Soviet Stalinist system. One very general problem was the lack of incentives for productivity. As anonymous Soviet citizen said. They pretend to pay us and we pretend to work. The Russian economist, Grigory Yavlinsky, who ultimately became an important advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev, became convinced to the need for reform when he investigated the low productivity in the Soviet mines. He found the miners were not working because they had no incentives to work. Said Yavlinsky
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A. Containment
B. Massive retaliation
C. Mutually assured destruction
D. Bans on nuclear testing
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A. advertising strategies to attract Americans to purchase new home appliances
B. subcabinet-level policy discussions in the executive branch
C. discussions about American imperialism in Latin America
D. conversations between Nixon and Khrushchev concerning communism and capitalism
All of the following events contributed to Cold War tensions EXCEPT the
A. United States airlift of food to the citizens of Berlin
B. massive economic support for western Europe through the Marshall Plan.
C. rejection of the Treaty of Versailles by the isolationist Senate
D. United support of the Greek monarchy in 1947
The communist revolution in China was led by
A. Jiang Jieshi
B. Kim Il Sung
C. Ho Chi Minh
D. Mao Zedong
What was the Berlin Airlift?
A. The massive evacuations of diplomats following the Soviet takeover of West Berlin
B. The aerial arrival of Soviet forces to capture the capital of Germany
C. The delivery of goods and necessities after a Soviet blockade of West Berlin
D. The evacuation of West German citizens following the construction of the Berlin Wall
George Kennan’s policy of containment was based on
A. a belief that the communists would win the Chinese civil war
B. an understanding with Britain regarding the post-World War II German government
C. a belief that the Soviet Union would try to expand the reach of communism
D. a need to decrease government spending in an effort to halt inflation
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