Gorbachev's Reforms
This word means "openness" and was one of Gorbachev's main ideas to allow more freedom in the Soviet Union.
What is glasnost?
This event, where the Berlin Wall was torn down, marked the end of the Cold War division between East and West Germany.
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall?
This leader was the first head of the Soviet Union and led after the Russian Revolution.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
In 1989, this wall dividing East and West Berlin was taken down, symbolizing the end of Soviet control in Eastern Europe.
What is the Berlin Wall?
The Soviet Union's economy was based on this type of system, where the government controlled production and prices.
What is a command economy?
This reform aimed at restructuring the Soviet economy and allowed some elements of private enterprise.
What is Perestroika?
This 1986 summit was a meeting between Gorbachev and U.S. President Ronald Reagan to discuss reducing nuclear weapons.
What is the Reykjavik Summit?
Known for his harsh rule and leading the Soviet Union during World War II, this leader held power from the 1920s until his death in 1953.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This event in 1991 attempted to remove Gorbachev from power but ultimately failed, weakening the Soviet Union.
What is the August Coup?
This main Soviet export was sold to other countries to bring money into the economy but suffered when prices dropped in the 1980s.
What is oil?
This new policy allowed Soviet citizens to elect candidates from multiple political parties in elections?
Multi-candidate elections
This war in the 1980s involved the Soviet Union sending troops to support a government against rebel forces in a Middle Eastern country.
What is the Soviet-Afghan War?
This leader was in charge during the Cuban Missile Crisis and famously banged his shoe at the United Nations.
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
In December 1991, Gorbachev announced the end of this large communist nation, leading to the creation of separate countries.
What is the Soviet Union?
Under Gorbachev’s reforms, small businesses were allowed to open, marking a shift toward a limited form of this economic system.
What is capitalism?
Gorbachev worked with this American president to reduce the number of nuclear weapons each country had.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This organization, created to counter NATO, was a military alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
This Soviet leader was the first president of Russia after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
Who is Boris Yeltsin?
This agreement, signed by leaders from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, officially ended the Soviet Union.
What is the Belavezha Accords?
This was the name of the economic restructuring policy introduced by Gorbachev to modernize the Soviet economy.
What is perestroika?
Gorbachev ended this long-standing practice, allowing Soviet citizens to travel abroad more freely.
restriction on foreign travel
This treaty, signed by Gorbachev and Reagan in 1987, was the first to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons.
What is the INF Treaty (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty)?
The Soviet leader before Gorbachev, he introduced some minor reforms but passed away in 1984 after just over a year in power.
Who is Yuri Andropov?
This Eastern European country’s peaceful protests and reforms inspired other Soviet-controlled nations to seek independence.
What is Poland?
The Soviet Union experienced frequent shortages of these essential items, causing long lines and frustration among citizens.
What are consumer goods?