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The Dissolution of the Soviet Union
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  • 1. What year did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?
A) 1990
B) 1991
C) 1993
D) 1989
  • 2. Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
A) Leonid Brezhnev
B) Mikhail Gorbachev
C) Boris Yeltsin
D) Nikita Khrushchev
  • 3. Which policy introduced by Gorbachev aimed at restructuring the economy?
A) Collectivization
B) Détente
C) Glasnost
D) Perestroika
  • 4. What was the main goal of Glasnost?
A) Increase transparency and freedom of information
B) Decrease military spending
C) Strengthen the Communist Party
D) Expand Soviet territory
  • 5. What event in August 1991 was an attempt to overthrow Gorbachev?
A) Red Army Mutiny
B) August Coup
C) Moscow Uprising
D) Chernobyl Disaster
  • 6. Which country was the first to declare independence from the USSR?
A) Armenia
B) Georgia
C) Lithuania
D) Ukraine
  • 7. On what date was the Soviet Union officially dissolved?
A) February 15, 1992
B) November 7, 1991
C) December 26, 1991
D) January 1, 1992
  • 8. What was the major consequence of the Soviet Union's dissolution?
A) Increased military presence in Europe
B) Strengthening of communist parties worldwide
C) Emergence of 15 independent states
D) Formation of the Warsaw Pact
  • 9. Which treaty in 1991 marked the end of the Soviet Union?
A) NATO Treaty
B) Warsaw Pact Treaty
C) Belavezha Accords
D) Treaty of Versailles
  • 10. Who became the first President of Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union?
A) Mikhail Gorbachev
B) Vladimir Putin
C) Boris Yeltsin
D) Leonid Brezhnev
  • 11. What was a significant economic issue in the Soviet Union leading to its dissolution?
A) Rapid growth
B) Deflation
C) Hyperinflation
D) Stagnation
  • 12. What was a key social issue in the USSR during its final years?
A) Harmonious unity
B) Increased immigration
C) Ethnic tensions
D) Universal suffrage
  • 13. What was the initial reaction of the West to the Soviet Union's dissolution?
A) Immediate hostility
B) Cautious optimism
C) Military intervention
D) Indifference
  • 14. What year did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
A) 1986
B) 1991
C) 1985
D) 1989
  • 15. Which organization was formed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union?
A) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
B) Warsaw Pact
C) NATO
D) European Union
  • 16. Which military alliance dissolved shortly after the Soviet Union?
A) Allied Forces
B) Warsaw Pact
C) NATO
D) SEATO
  • 17. What was a popular movement against Soviet rule in the Baltics called?
A) Velvet Revolution
B) Springtime Movement
C) Red Revolution
D) Singing Revolution
  • 18. What was a key challenge the newly independent states faced after the USSR dissolution?
A) Abundance of resources
B) Political unity
C) Economic instability
D) Strong governance
  • 19. How did the Soviet Union's nuclear arsenal impact its dissolution?
A) Had no significant effect
B) Increased military cooperation with the West
C) Strengthened the communist regime
D) Led to debates on control and security
  • 20. What was an effect of Gorbachev's foreign policy?
A) Strengthened Eastern Bloc
B) Arms race escalation
C) Improvement of relations with the West
D) Isolationism
  • 21. In 1990, which ideology began losing influence in the Soviet Union?
A) Nationalism
B) Fascism
C) Capitalism
D) Communism
  • 22. In which city did the August Coup take place in 1991?
A) Moscow
B) Vilnius
C) Tbilisi
D) Kyiv
  • 23. What economic system was primarily associated with the Soviet Union?
A) Capitalism
B) Command economy
C) Mixed economy
D) Free market
  • 24. Which country emerged from the Soviet Union as a nuclear power?
A) Ukraine
B) Estonia
C) Lithuania
D) Armenia
  • 25. What significant event happened in the Soviet Union in 1986?
A) Perestroika introduction
B) Chernobyl nuclear disaster
C) Fall of the Berlin Wall
D) Reykjavik Summit
  • 26. What was the name of the political party that led the Soviet Union?
A) National Party
B) Communist Party
C) Social Democratic Party
D) Progressive Party
  • 27. Which ethnic conflict was notable after the Soviet Union's dissolution?
A) Indo-Pakistani War
B) Bosnian War
C) Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
D) Czech-German conflict
  • 28. What was one major social issue faced by post-Soviet states?
A) Higher literacy rates
B) Health prosperity
C) Rise in poverty
D) Increased employment
  • 29. What led to the rise of nationalist movements in the Soviet Union's republics?
A) Economic prosperity
B) Desire for independence
C) Increased Soviet power
D) Support for communism
  • 30. What year did Mikhail Gorbachev come to power?
A) 1985
B) 1990
C) 1983
D) 1979
  • 31. Which of the following was a major Gorbachev's reform aimed at increasing transparency?
A) Glasnost
B) Perestroika
C) Decentralization
D) Collectivization
  • 32. What was the primary purpose of the Warsaw Pact?
A) Political dialogue
B) Cultural exchange
C) Military alliance
D) Economic cooperation
  • 33. What was the primary language of the Soviet Union?
A) Russian
B) Lithuanian
C) Ukrainian
D) Belarusian
  • 34. What type of government was in place in the Soviet Union?
A) One-party state
B) Monarchy
C) Oligarchy
D) Democracy
  • 35. Which famous Soviet Space Station was operational during the dissolution?
A) Salyut
B) Skylab
C) International Space Station
D) Mir
  • 36. What year was Gorbachev awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
A) 1989
B) 1991
C) 1990
D) 1985
  • 37. Which Soviet republic faced a violent struggle during its push for independence?
A) Lithuania
B) Chechnya
C) Estonia
D) Latvia
  • 38. After the dissolution, which country emerged as a leading state in Eastern Europe?
A) Latvia
B) Estonia
C) Russia
D) Ukraine
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