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Who was the final leader of the USSR?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Name the nuclear disaster that had detrimental environmental effects on the Soviet Union.
The Chernobyl Disaster
Name one of the main causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Glasnost, perestroika, leadership of Gorbachev, Chernobyl, Soviet-Afghan War, economic instability, many other answers
The rise of _________ in the republics and satellite states contributed to the decline of the Soviet Union.
Nationalism
What was Glasnost?
Policies of openness/transparency implemented by Gorbachev
Which US president famously described the USSR as an "evil empire"?
Ronald Reagan
Communist hardliners attempted to take power from Gorbachev during the ____________ Coup.
August 1991
Which of the Space Race superpowers successfully launched the first artificial satellite into space?
The USSR
Was eastern or western Berlin under the control of the Soviet Union
Eastern Berlin
Who were the KGB?
The Soviet Union's Secret Police
Who dissolved the Soviet Union behind Gorbachev's back?
Boris Yeltsin
Name the speech delivered by Ronald Reagan in West Berlin in the 1987.
Tear Down This Wall
Name a non-environmental reason why the Chernobyl Disaster was detrimental to Gorbachev's government?
It reduced trust in the government, undermined glasnost and caused long term health impacts due to the delayed notice.
What significant event occurred in 1989 that represented the symbolic collapse of Iron Curtain?
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
What was perestroika?
Policies of restructuring implemented by Gorbachev
Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union?
Vladimir Lenin
Which war is now considered to be one of the early contributing factors to the Soviet Union's decline?
The Soviet-Afghan War
Which event brought the United States and the USSR the closest they ever got to starting a nuclear war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Which of the Soviet Republics was first to declare their independence?
Lithuania
What does the term "Star Wars" refer to in the context of the Cold War?
The Strategic Defense Initiative proposed by Ronald Reagan
Which Soviet leader started the process of de-Stalinisation and led the USSR through the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Name the day, month and year of Gorbachev's resignation as President of the USSR.
25 December, 1991
How did Ronald Reagan's presidency contribute to the decline of the Soviet Union?
Furthering the arms race, aggressive rhetoric, supporting anti-communist rebellions etc
What was the name of the alliance between the USSR and the Eastern European satellite states.
The Warsaw Pact
Name the alliance that formed after the collapse of the USSR.
Commonwealth of Independent States