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The End Of The Cold War

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Why did crowds tear down the wall after the gates were opened?
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The wall was a symbol that people wanted to destroy.
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What can you infer from the fact that crowds of East Germans appeared at the wall as soon as it was announced it would be opened?
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The East Germans wanted to leave East Germany at the first opportunity.
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Chancellor Kohl described the mood in Germany as
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joyful and hopeful.
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The contents of this conversation suggest which of the following things?
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German reunification was a victory by people in the United States and around the world.
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Choose the right term or phrase to complete the sentence. Between 1970 and 1990, the economy of Czechoslovakia under communism
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struggled badly
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What can you infer from the fact that the communist government of Czechoslovakia was not honest about the economic statistics?
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They feared public reaction to the truth.
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Unlike in most other Eastern European countries, the fall of communism in Romania involved significant bloodshed. Open this link to read examples of graffiti recorded from the Romanian streets during the final days of the communist regime, which was headed by Nicolae Ceausescu. Identify at least three complaints reflected in these excerpts.
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the violence of Ceausescu complaints about communism demands for democracy complaints about a lack of freedom complaints about Ceausescu family members
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The collapse of the USSR had a strong negative effect on which of the following nations?
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Cuba
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Which of the following was made possible by the end of the Cold War?
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the reunification of Germany
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The Bush administration helped bring about the collapse of the Soviet Union by
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supporting Grobachev's reforms
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A problem that arose as a result of glasnost was that
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the Soviet people became more aware of corruption in government.
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In 1989, Tiananmen Square in Beijing was the site of
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pro-democracy demonstrations.
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Which of the following most accurately describes China today?
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China remains Communist but is also a major economic power.
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A result of the attempted coup against the Soviet government in 1991 was that
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Soviet states began to declare independence.
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Citizens in Berlin began to tear down the Berlin Wall soon after
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East Germany opened its borders.
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Which of the following best describes the relationship between President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev?
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THIS IS NOT THE CORRECT ANSWER, I GOT THIS ONE WRONG They developed a hostile working relationship.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro responded to the fall of the Soviet Union by
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THIS IS NOT THE CORRECT ANSWER, I GOT THIS ONE WRONG seeking support from former Soviet republics.