- 1. When did the USSR officially collapse?
A) 1989 B) 1992 C) 1991 D) 1990
- 2. Who was the last leader of the USSR?
A) Leonid Brezhnev B) Vladimir Putin C) Mikhail Gorbachev D) Boris Yeltsin
- 3. Which agreements led to the dissolution of the USSR?
A) Helsinki Accords B) Warsaw Pact C) Belavezha Accords D) Camp David Accords
- 4. Which Baltic country was the first to declare independence from the USSR?
A) Estonia B) Latvia C) Lithuania D) Ukraine
- 5. What economic policy introduced by Gorbachev aimed to reform the Soviet economic structure?
A) Collectivization B) Titoism C) Glasnost D) Perestroika
- 6. Which event in 1986 had a significant environmental impact on the USSR and contributed to its collapse?
A) Three Mile Island accident B) Fukushima disaster C) Chernobyl disaster D) Love Canal disaster
- 7. What was the name of the Soviet space station that fell to Earth in 1991, symbolizing the end of an era?
A) Almaz B) Vostok C) Salyut D) Mir
- 8. What term is used to describe the process of political openness introduced by Gorbachev?
A) Perestroika B) Communism C) Detente D) Glasnost
- 9. Which country emerged as the largest successor state of the USSR in terms of territory?
A) Ukraine B) Russia C) Belarus D) Kazakhstan
- 10. What was the center of political power in the USSR prior to its collapse?
A) Duma B) Politburo C) White House D) Kremlin
- 11. In what year did the Berlin Wall fall, a significant event leading to the collapse of the USSR?
A) 1991 B) 1990 C) 1989 D) 1987
- 12. What military alliance formed in response to the collapse of the Warsaw Pact and the USSR?
A) SEATO B) Warsaw Pact C) NATO D) Soviet Union Pact
- 13. Who famously stood on a tank to denounce the coup plotters during the August Coup?
A) Vladimir Putin B) Boris Yeltsin C) Nelson Mandela D) Mikhail Gorbachev
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