Collapse of the Soviet Union

Which economic system was primarily used by the Soviet Union before its collapse?

• Command economy

• Free market economy

• Mixed economy

• Traditional economy

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CA.10.9.7.

What term describes the countries in Eastern Europe that were under Soviet influence after World War II?

• Satellite states

• Colonies

• Protectorates

• Commonwealths

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CA.10.9.7.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during its final years and the period leading up to its collapse?

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir Lenin

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CA.10.9.7.

Which policy introduced by Gorbachev aimed to increase openness and transparency in the Soviet government?

• Glasnost

• Perestroika

• Détente

• Collectivization

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CA.10.9.7.

Which of the following was a major military commitment that strained the Soviet economy in the 1980s?

• The Vietnam War

• The Korean War

• The Afghan War

• The Gulf War

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CA.10.9.7.

Which of the following best describes a command economy?

• An economy where the government makes all economic decisions

• An economy based on supply and demand with little government control

• An economy where tradition determines production

• An economy with equal government and private sector control

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CA.10.9.7.

Which of the following actions by dissidents in satellite states weakened Soviet control?

• Supporting Soviet economic reforms

• Organizing protests and resistance movements

• Increasing trade with the Soviet Union

• Promoting Soviet propaganda

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CA.10.9.7.

Which reform policy aimed to restructure the Soviet economy?

• Perestroika

• Glasnost

• Collectivization

• Russification

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CA.10.9.7.

Assess the role of dissidents in the non-Russian Soviet republics in the collapse of the Soviet Union.

• They supported Soviet policies

• They organized movements for independence

• They increased loyalty to Moscow

• They promoted communism

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CA.10.9.7.

How did Gorbachev’s reforms unintentionally accelerate the collapse of the Soviet Union?

• They strengthened the Communist Party’s control

• They encouraged open criticism and demands for independence

• They improved the economy rapidly

• They reduced political freedoms

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CA.10.9.7.