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- 1. Multiple Choice
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
- 2. Multiple Choice
The economy of the Soviet Union immediately improved with the new reforms to the government and the market.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following countries was NOT one
of the countries formed out of the former Soviet Union?
Poland
Moldova
Latvia
Ukraine
- 4. Multiple Choice
When did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?
When Solidarity forced a free election in Poland
When Premier Gorbachev resigned
When the United Nations demanded freedom for the Russian people
When glasnost was declared by Gorbachev
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following Soviet policies provided for improving the economy?
Glasnost
Perestroika
Brezhnev Doctrine
Uskorni
Domino Theory
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which among the following statements that describe the nature of Soviet economy is wrong?
Socialism was the dominant ideology.
State ownership/control existed over the factors of production.
People enjoyed economic freedom.
Every aspect of the economy was planned and contained by the state.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Arrange the following in chronological order:
(a) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
(b) Fall of the Berlin Wall
(c) Disintegration of Soviet Union
(d) Russian Revolution
d a b c
a c b d
d a c b
d c a b
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which among the following is NOT an outcome of the disintegration of the USSR?
End of the ideological war between the US and USSR
Birth of CIS
Change in the balance of power in the world order
Crisis in the Middle East
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who was the General Secretary of Communist Party of Soviet Union in 1985?
Stalin
Garbachov
Khruschev
Lenin
- 10. Multiple Choice
Chechnya and _____________ were the two republics of the USSR which have violent secessionist movements at the time of its disintegration.
Kyrgyzstan
Azerbaijan
Tajikistan
Dagestan
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
Kiev
Tashkent
Astana
Moscow
- 12. Multiple Choice
States first to disintegrate from Soviet Union were_________
Latvia,Lithuania,Russia
Latvia,Georgia,Estonia
Latvia,Lithuania,Estonia
Latvia,Lithuania,Georgia
- 13. Multiple Choice
Czechoslovakia split into two states- Czech and Slovak peacefully?
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
The WARSAW Pact was
an economic alliance
a political alliance
a military alliance
none of the above
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statement about USSR is not true
it had a complex communications network
it had vast energy resources including oil, iron and steel
it lacked a transport sector that could connect its remotest areas with efficiency
the Soviet state ensured a minimum standard of living for all citizens
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following countries became the first of the 15th Soviet republic to declare its independence
Lithuania
Russia
Ukraine
Georgia
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who among the following is the first elected President of Russia
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladmir Putin
Boris Yeltsin
Brezhnev
- 18. Multiple Choice
How many republics did the U.S.S.R. consist of in 1991?
11
13
15
17
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which program, implemented by Gorbechev, stated the process of creating a government elected by the people?
glasnot
democratization
perestroika
shock therapy
- 20. Multiple Choice
Arrange the following in chronological order:
(a) Joseph Stalin
(b) Nikita Khruschev
(c) Vladimir Lenin
(d) Boris Yeltsin
c a d b
a c d b
c a b d
c b a d
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