AP US History: Period 9 (1980–Present) 3

Question 1

Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of 'glasnost' and 'perestroika' referred respectively to what?

Accepted Answer

Openness and economic restructuring

Answer

Glasnost meant openness and perestroika meant economic and political restructuring in the USSR.

Question 2

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 symbolized what larger event?

Accepted Answer

The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe

Answer

The wall's fall symbolized the rapid collapse of Soviet-backed communist regimes in Eastern Europe.

Question 3

The Cold War is generally considered to have ended with which 1991 event?

Accepted Answer

The dissolution of the Soviet Union

Answer

The Soviet Union formally dissolved in December 1991, ending the Cold War.

Question 4

The Persian Gulf War (1990–1991) under George H.W. Bush was launched in response to what?

Accepted Answer

Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Answer

Operation Desert Storm responded to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

Question 5

George H.W. Bush broke a famous campaign pledge when he agreed to do what in 1990?

Accepted Answer

Raise taxes

Answer

Bush violated his 'Read my lips: no new taxes' pledge by agreeing to a tax increase to reduce the deficit.

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