The factors contributing to the collapse of the USSR

What policy was proposed by Gorbachev to accelerate economic and social progress?

• Multicandidate elections

• Strategic Defense Initiative

• Perestroika

• Glasnost

What led to the collapse of the Soviet Union, according to the excerpt?

• Absence of external threat

• Violation of communist ideology and economic failure

• Lack of military budget

• Too many political reforms

What event happened in Eastern Europe in the summer of 1989?

• Communist uprising

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

• Defeat of the opposition

• Declaration of martial law

What was the main goal of Gorbachev with the policies of Glasnost and Perestroika?

• Preservation of the status quo

• Transformation of the Soviet spirit

• Increase in military budget

• Enhancement of centralized control

What problems became apparent in the Soviet economy in the early 1980s?

• Increase in defense budget

• Increase in productivity

• Deterioration of healthcare

• Effectiveness of command economy

What happened after Gorbachev began the policy of Glasnost?

• Increase in corruption

• Increase in population control

• Increase in freedom of speech

• Increase in military spending

What reforms did Gorbachev attempt to implement in the Soviet economy?

• Increase centralized control

• Increase production

• Encourage innovation

• Restructuring

What led to the death of the Soviet system, according to the excerpt?

• Increased control over the population

• Increased military spending

• Increased productivity

• Increased freedom of speech

What events could have influenced the further existence of the Soviet Union if the Politburo had chosen a different leader in 1985?

• Increased control over the population

• Increased military budget

• Increased duration of existence

• Increased political reforms

What was the impact of Gorbachev's policy of Glasnost on the Soviet Union?

• Increased censorship

• Decreased political reforms

• Increased freedom of speech

• Decreased military spending