The Fall of the USSR

Question 1

Why did demonstrators deface the KGB monument in Moscow?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to celebrate the end of Communist control

Question 2

What effect did the breakup of the USSR have on the Russian economy for the first five years after the event?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The economy declined.

Question 3

According to this cartoon, what were the positive effects of the end of the Soviet Union? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

greater access to imported goods; more economic choices

Question 4

According to this cartoon, what were the negative effects of the end of the Soviet Union? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

poverty and hunger; economic stagnation

The Fall of the USSR Answers