8.8 End of the Cold War

• Glasnost aimed to increase political and social openness in the Soviet Union.

  True
• Match the factor with its description:

  Economic stagnation ↔️ Inefficient centrally planned economies failed to meet needs

  Rising nationalist sentiments ↔️ Desire for independence and cultural identity

  Gorbachev's reforms ↔️ Reduced state control over economy
• The fall of the Berlin Wall represented the crumbling of the Soviet Union's control over Eastern Europe
• What was one aim of Glasnost?

  Transparency and accountability
• Gorbachev's two key reforms that led to significant changes in the Soviet Union were Perestroika and Glasnost.

  
  

  Glasnost
• Gorbachev's reforms were intended to preserve the rigid communist system in the USSR.

  False
• Gorbachev's reforms weakened the control of the Communist Party by increasing freedom of expression
• Gorbachev's reforms were aimed at revitalizing the Soviet Union during the later stages of the Cold War
• Glasnost allowed for freedom of expression and criticism of the government.

  True
• Gorbachev's reforms reduced state control over the Soviet economy.


  True
• What were the two key reforms introduced by Gorbachev?

  Perestroika and Glasnost
• Perestroika refers to economic restructuring policies aimed at decentralizing and modernizing the Soviet economy
• Glasnost enabled greater transparency and accountability in the Soviet system
• What were three main factors that weakened the communist bloc?

  Economic stagnation, nationalist sentiments, Gorbachev's reforms
• What did the collapse of the Berlin Wall symbolize?

  End of the Cold War
• Sequence the following events in chronological order:

  1️⃣ Gorbachev introduces Perestroika and Glasnost

  2️⃣ Economic stagnation in Soviet-aligned states

  3️⃣ Rising nationalist sentiments in Eastern Europe

  4️⃣ Collapse of the Berlin Wall
• What marked a significant shift in global power dynamics and paved the way for the dissolution of the communist system in Eastern Europe?

  Soviet Union's crumbling control
• Glasnost allowed for more freedom of expression and criticism of the government.

  
  

  expression
• What was the Solidarity movement in Poland an example of?

  Rising nationalist sentiments
• The collapse of the Berlin Wall marked the end of the Soviet Union's control over Eastern Europe.

  True
• What was the primary goal of Perestroika?

  Improve efficiency and productivity
• What was the Solidarity movement in Poland an example of?

  Rising nationalist sentiments
• The fall of the Berlin Wall marked a major shift in global power dynamics.
• What were Gorbachev's two key reforms called?

  Perestroika and Glasnost
• What was one aim of Perestroika?

  Improve efficiency and productivity
• Gorbachev's reforms represented a shift away from the rigid communist system of the USSR.


  True
• The collapse of the Berlin Wall marked a significant shift in global power dynamics.


  True
• Glasnost allowed for more freedom of expression and criticism of the Soviet government
• What was the primary aim of Perestroika?

  Economic restructuring
• Match Gorbachev's reforms with their descriptions:

  Perestroika ↔️ Economic restructuring policies

  Glasnost ↔️ Increased political and social openness
• What event symbolized the end of the Cold War and the weakening of the communist bloc?

  Collapse of the Berlin Wall
• Match the reform with its description:

  Perestroika ↔️ Economic restructuring

  Glasnost ↔️ Political and social openness
• Economic stagnation in the Soviet Union led to consumer goods shortages and low living standards.
• What event symbolized the end of the Cold War and the weakening of the communist bloc?

  Collapse of the Berlin Wall
• The collapse of the Berlin Wall occurred in 1989.


  True