Post-Soviet Political Changes

Post-Soviet Political Changes

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies, Science

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video explores the fall of communism, focusing on China's economic reforms under Deng Xiaoping, the Tiananmen Square protests, and the Soviet Union's economic struggles leading to its collapse. It highlights the shift from communism to capitalism in China and the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the political landscape in Russia under Vladimir Putin.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary focus of the video introduction?

The industrial revolution

The history of democracy

The rise of capitalism

The fall of communism and the Cold War

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which leader is associated with the Four Modernizations in China?

Vladimir Putin

Mao Zedong

Mikhail Gorbachev

Deng Xiaoping

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the key changes Deng Xiaoping implemented in China's economy?

Increased government control

Introduction of a capitalist economy

Focus on agriculture only

Isolation from global markets

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main demand of the Tiananmen Square protesters in 1989?

Increased military spending

Better working conditions

More economic freedoms

Political freedoms and democracy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Chinese government respond to the Tiananmen Square protests?

By violently suppressing the protests

By ignoring the protests

By negotiating with protesters

By granting political freedoms

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of Gorbachev's policy of Glasnost?

To restrict economic activities

To increase military spending

To allow more political freedoms

To isolate the Soviet Union

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant event symbolized the impending fall of the Soviet Union?

The election of Vladimir Putin

The Tiananmen Square protests

The fall of the Berlin Wall

The rise of Deng Xiaoping

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