The Collapse of the Soviet Union

Which leader of the Soviet Union instituted the reforms of glasnost and perestroika?

• Nikita Kruschev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Joseph Stalin

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Vladimir Lenin

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

• None of the above

What did perestroika mean?

• Restructuring

•      Industrialization

• Information

• Democracy

• Capitalism

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

• True

• False

What war came to an end as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• The Vietnam War

• The Soviet Afghanistan War

• The Cold War

• World War II

• World War I

What year did the Soviet Union finally collapse and separate into a number of different countries?

• 1989

• 1991

• 1995

• 2001

• 2004

What did Soviet hardliners try to do that caused the government to collapse a few months later?

• They had Gorbachev killed

• They tried to take over Poland with military force

• They refused to work and asked the people to strike

• They went on television saying that the country was in bad trouble

• Take over the country by kidnapping Gorbachev

How many different countries did the Soviet Union divide into when it dissolved?

• 2

• 4

• 7

• 15

• 22

Which of the following countries was NOT one of the countries formed out of the former Soviet Union?

• Russia

• Moldova

• Latvia

• Ukraine

• Poland

Which country was considered to be the successor country of the Soviet Union in regards to its military and position in the United Nations?

• Ukraine

• Russia

• Georgia

• Latvia

• Armenia