AP®︎ World History: Topic 8.8 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 8.8 of AP World History – End of the Cold War.
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Topic 8.8
Question 1 Easy
The Strategic Defense Initiative proposed by Ronald Reagan focused on
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Topic 8.8: End of the Cold War
Thematic Focus: GovernanceGOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
Learning Objective: Unit 8: Learning Objective J
Explain the causes of the end of the Cold War.
Historical Developments: KC-6.2.IV.E
Advances in U.S. military and technological development, the Soviet Union’s costly and ultimately failed invasion of Afghanistan, and public discontent and economic weakness in communist countries led to the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
