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Collapse of the Soviet Empire Review

Match the following terms to their descriptions.

Definitions:

  1. Russian policy of restructuring both the economic and political structures
  2. First Russian president who loosened the strict controls that had been characteristic of the earlier Soviet Union
  3. United States president who encouraged the taking down of the Berlin Wall
  4. A political and economic organization comprised of 28 European nations that promotes human dignity, economic interdependence and open communication
  5. Russian policy of openness

Terms:

  • Perestroika
  • EU
  • Glasnost
  • Reagan
  • Gorbachev

Answers:

  1. Russian policy of restructuring both the economic and political structures

    Answer: Perestroika

  2. First Russian president who loosened the strict controls that had been characteristic of the earlier Soviet Union

    Answer: Gorbachev

  3. United States president who encouraged the taking down of the Berlin Wall

    Answer: Reagan

  4. A political and economic organization comprised of 28 European nations that promotes human dignity, economic interdependence and open communication

    Answer: EU

  5. Russian policy of openness

    Answer: Glasnost

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