Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse?

When did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?

• October 3, 1990

• December 25, 1991

• January 1, 1992

• November 9, 1989

What policies did Mikhail Gorbachev introduce that aimed at reforming the Soviet system?

• Marshall Plan

• Five Year Plans

• New Economic Policy

• Perestroika and Glasnost

What major event in 1986 exposed the flaws of Glasnost?

• Chernobyl Disaster

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

• Afghanistan War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

Which war significantly drained the Soviet economy in the 1980s?

• Korean War

• World War II

• Vietnam War

• Afghanistan War

What was the primary economic system in the Soviet Union before the introduction of Perestroika?

• Laissez-faire

• Mixed economy

• Free market capitalism

• Centralized planning

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Soviet Union's dissolution?

• Rise of the United States as the sole superpower

• End of the Cold War

• Independence of 15 republics

• Strengthening of the Communist Party

What significant barrier was torn down in November 1989?

• The Berlin Wall

• The Great Wall of China

• The Iron Curtain

• Hadrian's Wall

Who was the U.S. President who famously demanded, 'Tear down this wall!'?

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

• George H.W. Bush

• Bill Clinton

What was the primary reason for the economic struggles of the Soviet Union post-World War II?

• Natural disasters

• Lack of technological innovation

• Heavy military expenditures

• Trade sanctions from Western countries

Which Soviet leader is credited with allowing more economic freedoms and introducing profit motives to industries?

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev