unit 9 lesson: the cold war ends
Which aspect of communist economies kept them from matching the production efficiency and quality of free-market economies?
Central economic planning
How did the collapse of the Soviet Union affect Cuba? Cuba lost Soviet aid, made some market reforms, but remained under strict internal political contro
Cuba lost Soviet aid, made some market reforms, but remained under strict internal political control
Which of the following gives the correct sequence of events describing the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe in 1988-1989?
Gorbachev initiated glasnost, the Hungarians introduced reforms, East Germans protested, and the Berlin Wall fell
Which of the following best describes why late twentieth-century communist command economies declined? Government economic decision-making was inefficient and wasteful. What was the initial
Government economic decision-making was inefficient and wasteful.
How did U.S. President Ronald Reagan apply pressure to the Soviet Union's troubled economy?
He added a new, costly missile system, which the Soviet Union needed to counter in the military buildup
Which effect did the collapse of the Soviet Union have on the United States? The United States became the sole superpower in the world.
The United States became the sole superpower in the world.
How did Soviet involvement in Afghanistan contribute to the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union
The war drained resoures needed in the Soviet homeland
What was the initial effect of the transition from command to market economies in Eastern Europe
Unemployment and prices rose
which effect did the labor union that Lech Walesa led in Poland have on the country
ended communist rule and elected a domoratic governemnt
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, which steps did Russia, the former Soviet Republics, and East European nations take to attract foreign investment? Select all that apply.
privatized industries/discontinued free university tuition/ended fixed low prices for basic goods and services