Soviet Invasions

After reviewing chapter 37, take the chapter test.

Read chapter 38, part 1 - "Soviet Invasions," and answer the following questions:

1) Who became leader of the Soviet Union after Nikita Khrushchev?
2) Give two reasons why people wanted to leave the Soviet Union.
3) What was the KGB?
4) What was their job?
5) What country did the Soviet Union invade in 1968?
6) Were the Czechs ready for the attack?
7) How did they fight back?
8) What did the Soviets force the Premier and the Secretary of Czechoslovakia to do?
9) What country did the USSR invade in 1979?
10) What did the Soviets give Afghanistan money to do?
11) Why did the U.S. also give money to Afghanistan?
12) When rebels killed the king of Afghanistan, what country were the rebels sympathetic to?
13) Why were Muslims opposed to communism?
14) What did the Afghans opposed to the new rebel (communist) government call themselves?
15) How did the Mujaheddin fight back against the invading Soviet soldiers?
16) Did the Soviets take over Afghanistan?