The Collapse of the Soviet Union

What year did the Soviet Union Collapse?

• 1991

• 1945

• 1978

• 2001

What did Mikhail Gorbachev implement when he came to power?

• He did not implement anything. 

• New governmental policies.

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What did Perestroika mean?

• "The Old Ways"

• "New Changes"

• "Restructuring" 

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What was one of the major changes made under Perestroika

• The people were given free speech.

• The government increased military spending.

• The government gave away free things to the people.

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What was the Glasnost policy meant to do?

• Build more nuclear weapons.

• Give the people more rights.

• Provide increased transparency of what the government did.

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What was the major concern that people expressed when they were able to speak freely. 

• Concerns over US aggression. 

• The poor economy and the high rates of poverty.

• The lack of international sports leagues. 

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How did Gorbachev respond to the protests in the Soviet Union?

• He used secret police to arrest the protest leaders.

• He sent the military in to stop the protest. 

• He allowed them to happen. 

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How did the people respond to the attempted coup d'etat (attempt to overthrow) of the government by Communist hardliners?

• They  protested in the streets against the communist hardliners.

• They encouraged the coup d'etat.

• They did not care about it.

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True or False:  The military refused to use their weapons against the protestors?

• True

• False

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The collapse of the Soviet Union finally brought an end to the era known as:

• The Cold War

• The Trans-Siberian Era

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