WorksheetsThe Collapse of the Soviet Union
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
