Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. What did Reagan believe
about the health of the Soviet Union?
a. | The Soviets were too strong and we
shouldn’t antagonize them
| c. | Soviet communism was weak and ready to
“crackup.”
| b. | It would cost too much money to combat the Soviet
Union
| d. | The U.S. should adapt socialism as
its economic system
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2. How did Reagan plan to
end the cold war?
a. | a. By being
neutral | c. | Reagan had no plan
to end the cold war | b. | b. By helping the Soviet economy | d. | By winning it |
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What was true about
communism when Reagan came into office in 1980?
a. | Communism was declining around the
world | c. | Communism freed millions of people
around the world | b. | Communism was no longer a threat to the
world | d. | Communism was advancing all over the world and once a
country became communist it did not change back |
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What is the policy of
“containment?”
a. | The world needs to support
communism | c. | The world needs to
keep communism from spreading any further | b. | The world needs to support
socialism | d. | The world needs to contain
capitalism |
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Which single word describes
Reagans attitude towards the Soviet Union?
a. | Conciliatory | c. | Admiring | b. | Challenging | d. | fearful |
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Reagan said that the Soviet
Union “had rigid centralized control and has destroyed incentives for innovation, efficiency,
and individual achievement.” What effect did these factors have on
communism?
a. | Had no
effect | c. | Showed that communism was becoming
stronger | b. | Showed that communism was
“cracking.” | d. | Was evidence that the United States
might become communist |
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What was the “ash heap
of history?”
a. | A place where the greatest
philosophies were honored | c. | A place for ideologies to grow | b. | A place where new ideas were presented to the
world | d. | A place where failed political ideologies ended
up |
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There were many
anti-communist forces inside the communist countries. In the past the U.S. Government ignored them.
What did Ronald Reagan do?
a. | He sent them arms to fight their
communist governments | c. | He urged them to
make peace with communism | b. | He ignored them as previous presidents had
done | d. | He tried to suppress these anti-communist
movements |
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In politics, presidents who
are submissive towards communism are called, “doves.” Presidents who aggressively fight
back are called, “hawks.” What was Ronald Reagan?
a. | A hawk | c. | A chicken | b. | A dove | d. | A rooster |
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Why was the Pope helpful in
the fight against the communist dictatorship in Poland?
a. | The communists liked Pope John
Paul | c. | The Catholic Church had lots of
money to spend | b. | Pope John Paul was Polish. He fought against the Nazis in World War Two and
was highly respected in Poland | d. | Pope John Paul was a
communist |
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Which tactic did Reagan NOT
use against the Soviet Union?
a. | Secret support for the Solidarity
Movement in Poland | c. | Restrict Soviet
access to Western technology | b. | An invasion of the Soviet Union by NATO
forces | d. | Drive down the price of Soviet Oil and limit natural gas
exports from Russia |
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Once a country become
communist, it generally stayed communist. Most presidents accepted the fact that these countries were
communist. What did Reagan do?
a. | He sent money to support
anti-communist rebels in communist countries | c. | He forced the Soviets to spend billions of dollars fighting the anti-communist
rebels | b. | He sent military weapons so the anti-communist rebels could better fight
communism | d. | He used all of the tactics listed
above to fight communism in the Soviet Union |
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What was “Star
Wars?”
a. | Reagan's idea to use satellites
to shoot down Soviet missiles in space before they could reach the United
States | c. | Fighting the Soviet Union at
night | b. | The use of science fiction movies to make the Soviets like
us | d. | Building missile bases on the
moon |
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Which statement about
“Star Wars” is true?
a. | Even though the media and Congress
thought “Star Wars” was a fantasy that could not work, the Soviets were afraid of
it | c. | The congress supported tie idea of
SDI | b. | The media supported the idea of SDI (Star
Wars) | d. | The Soviets thought SDI was a
fantasy |
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What happened at Reukjavik,
Iceland in 1986?
a. | Gorbachev was hostel towards any
agreement with Reagan because he called the Soviet Union the “Evil
Empire.” | c. | Reagan and
Gorbachev became friends and nearly agreed to get rid of all nuclear
weapons | b. | Reagan was hostel towards any agreement with Gorbachev because he was a
communist | d. | Reagan and Gorbachev did not like
each other |
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How did the meeting at
Reukjavik end?
a. | In sadness that they were unable to
agree to get rid of all nuclear weapons because Reagan would not give up
SDI | c. | In happiness that both the Soviets
and United States could keep their nuclear weapons | b. | In anger because the two men hated each
other. | d. | In anger because Reagan told Gorbachev that he did not
like Russian vodka. |
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Which statement below is
true?
a. | The Reagan policies caused the Cold
War to continue longer than it had to | c. | The Reagan policies brought an end to the Cold
War | b. | The Reagan policies brought the world close to World War
Three | d. | Reagan had little or no effect on the Cold
War |
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What effect did the
“Reagan Doctrine” have on the Cold War
a. | It forced Gorbachev to admit that
communism was a failure | c. | If forced
Gorbachev to admit that Communism was superior to Capitalism | b. | It forced Gorbachev to admit that Capitalism was a
failure | d. | The Reagan Doctrine had little or no effect on the Cold
War |
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