Gorbachev, perestroika and glasnost

Question 1

In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became..?

Answer 1

leader of the USSR.

Question 2

Gorbachev tried to reform the Soviet Union to..?

Answer 2

make it stronger again.

Question 3

Gorbachev recognised that people were..?

Answer 3

unhappy and distrustful of the government.

Question 4

What does perestroika mean?

Answer 4

Restructuring, it meant a new way of doing things (Gorbachev introduced this)

Question 5

What does glasnost mean?

Answer 5

Glasnost means openness. It meant more freedom for people to say what they really thought. (Gorbachev introduced this)

Question 6

Gorbachev was desperate to get the USSR out of the..?

Answer 6

war with Afghanistan.

Question 7

Gorbachev tried to cover up the scale of..?

Answer 7

the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl.

Question 8

Gorbachev was very slow to allow..?

Answer 8

democratic elections in the USSR.

Question 9

When did Gorbachev and Reagan meet in Geneva?

Answer 9

November 1985

Question 10

At Geneva Gorbachev and Reagan got on well..?

Answer 10

agreed to more meetings.

Question 11

Where did Gorbachev and Reagan meet for a second time?

Answer 11

Reykjavik

Question 12

When did Gorbachev and Reagan meet in Reykjavik?

Answer 12

October 1986

Question 13

At Reykjavik Reagan and Gorbachev agreed to cut down on..?

Answer 13

the number of nuclear weapons they had.

Question 14

At Reykjavik Gorbachev wanted an end to SDI, which Reagan..?

Answer 14

didn’t agree to.

Question 15

After Reykjavik the ___ ______ was introduced.

Answer 15

INF Treaty

Question 16

What does INF stand for?

Answer 16

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (nuclear weapons with a 500-5500km range).

Question 17

The INF Treaty got rid of..?

Answer 17

all 500-5500km nuclear missiles each superpower had. (This was better then SALT I)

Question 18

When was the INF Treaty signed?

Answer 18

December 1987