AP US History Flashcards: The End Of The Cold War

Study The End Of The Cold War in AP US History with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What was the political ideology that collapsed in Eastern Europe by the late 1980s?

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ANSWER

Communism. One-party system collapsed across Eastern Europe by 1989.

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This deck focuses on The End Of The Cold War, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for AP US History.

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A historian argues that the Cold War ended in Europe before it ended in the Soviet Union itself, as Eastern European regimes fell in 1989 while the USSR survived until late 1991. Which pair of events best matches this timeline?
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