Why did the Soviets invade Afghanistan in 1979?
There was a revolution in Iran
Islamic fundementalism was spreading in the region
There were factions of the Afghan government which supported the West
Who was installed as the leader of the Afghan government by the Soviets?
Karmal
Amin
Kharzai
Who used guerrilla tactics during the Afghan invasion?
Red Army
Afghan government forces
Mujahiddeen
Which Soviet leader withdrew the Red Army from Afghanistan?
Brezhnev
Gorbachev
Khrushchev
When did the second wave of Solidarity protests break out in Poland?
1988
1989
1990
When was the Austro-Hungarian border opened?
What was the Strategic Defence Initiative?
A laser defence shield to protect the USA
A laser defence shield to protect the USSR
A ground defence system based on SAM sites
What was Gorbachev's economic policy called?
Perestroika
Glastnost
Nationalisation
What is a neutron bomb?
A bomb that destroys infrastructure but not people
A bomb with a blast twice as large as the Tsar Bomba
A bomb that kills people but does not destroy buildings
Who referred to the USSR as an evil empire?
evil empire
Reagan
Nixon