Quiz  /  Collapse of the Soviet Union

  • 1. 
    Which leader of the Soviet Union instituted the reforms of glasnost and perestroika?

  • Mikhail Gorbachev
  • Joseph Stalin
  • Leonid Brezhnev
  • Nikita Kruschev

  • 2. 
    What reforms did glasnost bring to the Soviet Union?

  • All of the above
  • Openness of the government
  • Accountability of government officials
  • Some freedom of speech

  • 3. 
    What did perestroika mean?

  • Democracy
  • Industrialization
  • Restructuring
  • Information

  • 4. 
    True or false: The economy of the Soviet Union immediately improved with the new reforms to the government and the market.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 5. 
    What war came to an end as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union?

  • The Cold War
  • The Vietnam War
  • The Soviet Afghanistan War
  • World War II

  • 6. 
    What year did the Soviet Union finally collapse and separate into a number of different countries?

  • 1995
  • 2001
  • 1989
  • 1991

  • 7. 
    What did Soviet hardliners try to do that caused the government to collapse a few months later?

  • Take over the country by kidnapping Gorbachev
  • They had Gorbachev killed
  • They refused to work and asked the people to strike
  • They tried to take over Poland with military force

  • 8. 
    How many different countries did the Soviet Union divide into when it dissolved?

  • 7
  • 4
  • 2
  • 15

  • 9. 
    Which of the following countries was NOT one of the countries formed out of the former Soviet Union?

  • Latvia
  • Moldova
  • Russia
  • Poland

  • 10. 
    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
  • Latvia
  • Georgia
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