Select all the following reasons that led to the fall of the soviet union

question 5 options:

mikhail gorbachev was a young, charismatic leader that pursued more open ideas compared to the aggressive totalitarian hand that most soviet leaders followed.

the united states overthrew the soviet government and put in place a democratic government

glasnost was put into practice and brought open changes to the government that allowed its citizens to criticize their government without fear of imprisonment

perestroika was put into practice and gave power back to local managers, which allowed them to make decisions of what was best for their farms, factories, and businesses

the loss of key wars like the korean war and vietnam war led citizens to overthrow the weak soviet government.

democratization was put into practice and opened the political system that allowed voters to choose their candidates for office


how did the soviet union invasion of afghanistan weaken their global standing?

question 4 options:

many nations felt that the soviet union was greedy for wanting another satellite state

the soviet army had been considered unbeatable, until they lost the war against afghanistan

the united states invaded the soviet union while they were busy invading afghanistan

the soviet union took many soldiers from afghanistan as prisoner and would not release them.


why did the soviet union and china end their alliance?

question 3 options:

china was looking to “step out” of the soviet union’s shadow and become a communist power

china refused to share their nuclear secrets, which upset the soviet union

china was spreading their own version of communism through africa and asia

all of the above


what was the idea of destalinization?

question 2 options:

the purging of communism in the soviet union

the purging of all satellite states

the purging of all political rivals in the soviet union

the purging and denouncing of the country’s memory of stalin

why was it important that the u. s. switched from brinkmanship to détente during the cold war?

question 1 options:

it was the policy that immediately brought about an alliance between the soviet union and the united states

it gave china power to influence policy decisions in the united states when dealing with the soviet union

it allowed presidents to take a more flexible approach to dealing with communism and the soviet union by looking for realistic outcomes

it strengthened u. s. military presence in eastern europe