The End Of Bipolarity

What reforms did glasnost bring to the Soviet Union?

• Openness of the government

• Accountability of government officials

• Some freedom of speech

• All of the above

The economy of the Soviet Union immediately improved with the new reforms to the government and the market.

• True

• False

Which of the following countries was NOT one

of the countries formed out of the former Soviet Union?

• Poland

• Moldova

• Latvia

• Ukraine

When did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?

• When Solidarity forced a free election in Poland

• When Premier Gorbachev resigned

• When the United Nations demanded freedom for the Russian people

• When glasnost was declared by Gorbachev

Which of the following Soviet policies provided for improving the economy?

• Glasnost

• Perestroika

• Brezhnev Doctrine

• Uskorni

• Domino Theory

Which among the following statements that describe the nature of Soviet economy is wrong?

• Socialism was the dominant ideology.

• State ownership/control existed over the factors of production.

• People enjoyed economic freedom.

• Every aspect of the economy was planned and contained by the state.

Arrange the following in chronological order:

(a) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

(b) Fall of the Berlin Wall

(c) Disintegration of Soviet Union

(d) Russian Revolution

• d a b c

• a c b d

• d a c b

• d c a b

Which among the following is NOT an outcome of the disintegration of the USSR?

• End of the ideological war between the US and USSR

• Birth of CIS

• Change in the balance of power in the world order

• Crisis in the Middle East

Who was the General Secretary of Communist Party of Soviet Union in 1985?

• Stalin

• Garbachov

• Khruschev

• Lenin

Chechnya and _____________ were the two republics of the USSR which have violent secessionist movements at the time of its disintegration.

• Kyrgyzstan

• Azerbaijan

• Tajikistan

• Dagestan