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