Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Who won the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination?
a. | George H.W. Bush | c. | Lloyd Bentsen | b. | Michael Dukakis | d. | Jesse Jackson |
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Two nuclear powers agreed to destroy existing nuclear weapons with
a. | a United States-Soviet Union agreement. | b. | Star
Wars. | c. | INC. | d. | START. |
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Who was the leader of Poland's Solidarity who later became president of
Poland?
a. | Lech Walesa | c. | Boris Yeltsin | b. | Mikhail Gorbachev | d. | Saddam Hussein |
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Who outlawed the Communist Party in Russia?
a. | Boris Yeltsin | c. | Mikhail Gorbachev | b. | George H.W. Bush | d. | Ronald Reagan |
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Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait resulted in
a. | the breaking of diplomatic ties. | c. | the Persian Gulf
War. | b. | a coup. | d. | the
withdrawal of American troops. |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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In 1991 coalition forces launched ____________________ in Iraq.
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Open elections were held in Poland in June ____________________.
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8.
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The democratic movement spread across ____________________ as a result of a
relaxation of Soviet control.
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____________________ was president of the Russian Republic and a
reformer.
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The ____________________ of 1990 banned job discrimination against people with
disabilities.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | coup | d. | Serbs | b. | Tiananmen Square | e. | coalition | c. | Solidarity |
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involved in civil war
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Poland's labor union
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overthrow of the government
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group united for action
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China's slaughter of protesters
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Short Answer
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What terms were reached in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)?
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Who was Iraq’s dictator in 1990?
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What event happened on November 9, 1989?
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19.
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Which of Gorbachev’s policies gave Soviet citizens the right to express
their dissatisfaction openly?
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20.
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How much did the government bail out of failing S&Ls cost tax-payers?
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