Why Was the Summit Between Gorbachev and Reagan at Reykjavik

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why was the summit between Gorbachev and Reagan at Reykjavik significant?

• A) Gorbachev pledged to "bury" the United States and increase the production of weapons.
• B) Both sides agreed that a nuclear war was undesirable and began discussing disarmament.
• C) It was where Reagan demanded that Gorbachev "tear down" the Berlin Wall.
• D) Reagan promised to lend aid to the USSR if it would acknowledge basic human rights.
• E) Tensions between the two men reached levels not seen since the Cuban missile crisis.

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Definitions:

Kidneys

Pair of bean-shaped organs located below the ribs on either side of the spine, responsible for filtering waste products and excess fluids from the blood to form urine.

Cortex

The outer portion of the kidney.

Kidney

A pair of bean-shaped organs in the vertebrate urinary system, responsible for filtering waste products from the blood and excreting them as urine.

Afferent Arteriole

A small artery that carries blood towards the glomeruli of the kidney, playing a key role in the regulation of blood pressure.