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Why was the Berlin Wall built?
To prevent people in East Germany from going West
When was the Berlin wall built?
1961
When did the wall start to come down?
1989
The power struggle between the United States and the USSR after WWII was called ......
The Cold War
Name some countries in the Western/Capitalist bloc
United States, Western Europe, Japan
Name some countries in the Eastern/Communist bloc
USSR, Eastern Europe, China, Cuba
What is glasnost in English?
Openness (less corruption, censorship etc)
What is perestroika?
Restructuring - revitalise and westernise economy
What year did USSR collapse?
1991
What side of the Berlin Wall did the United States have control over?
West
Who won the cold war?
No one
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Give an example of a potential superpower
India / Japan / EU / Russia / China
how many independent countries came from the end of the soviet union?
15
Which was the first republic to become independent
Lithuania
The coup against Gorbachev lasted over a week: true or false?
False
