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For how many years did the Berlin Wall stand?Read the answer and worked solution →The USSR came into being after the socialist revolution in Russia in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →How many republics made up the Soviet Union?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1979 event weakened the Soviet system further?Read the answer and worked solution →Who became General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party in 1985 and began reforms?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1991 Communist hardliners staged a coup. Who led the popular opposition to it?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body was formed in December 1991 by Russia, Belarus and Ukraine after annulling the 1922 treaty?Read the answer and worked solution →Which country inherited the Soviet seat in the UN Security Council?Read the answer and worked solution →For how long had the Communist Party ruled the Soviet Union before its collapse?Read the answer and worked solution →In which Soviet republic did an independence movement begin in 1988?Read the answer and worked solution →Which was the first of the 15 Soviet republics to declare independence, in March 1990?Read the answer and worked solution →The three Baltic republics became UN members in September 1991 and later joined NATO in which month and year?Read the answer and worked solution →Gorbachev resigned as Soviet President on which date?Read the answer and worked solution →Georgia joined the Commonwealth of Independent States in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →The World Bank and IMF-influenced transition of post-communist economies is known as:Read the answer and worked solution →About what share of Russia's industries were put up for private sale under shock therapy?Read the answer and worked solution →Russia's real GDP in 1999 was compared to 1989 how?Read the answer and worked solution →Which former communist country split peacefully into two states?Read the answer and worked solution →The Soviet Union gave aid for which Indian steel plants?Read the answer and worked solution →The Soviet Union backed India in the UN on Kashmir and during which war?Read the answer and worked solution →How many bilateral agreements have India and Russia signed under their strategic partnership?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the BalticsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the CIS membersRead the answer and worked solution →Run the collapse yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the shock therapyRead the answer and worked solution →Before or after 1991Read the answer and worked solution →Which conflict whereRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Bipolarity bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The attack on the World Trade Centre twin towers happened on which date?Read the answer and worked solution →

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For how many years did the Berlin Wall stand?

  1. 48 years
  2. 28 years
  3. 18 years
  4. 38 years
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Correct answer: B. 28 years

1. The wall separated East and West Berlin. 2. It stood for 28 years. 3. Its fall began the end of the communist bloc. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Contemporary World Politics, Chapter 2, The End of Bipolarity._

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The USSR came into being after the socialist revolution in Russia in which year?

  1. 1917
  2. 1922
  3. 1945
  4. 1905
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Correct answer: A. 1917

1. The revolution was inspired by socialism. 2. It happened in 1917. 3. It tried to abolish private property. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Contemporary World Politics, Chapter 2, The End of Bipolarity._

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How many republics made up the Soviet Union?

  1. Eight
  2. Fifteen
  3. Twelve
  4. Twenty
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Correct answer: B. Fifteen

1. Fifteen republics formed the USSR. 2. Russia was only one of them on paper. 3. Other regions felt neglected. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Contemporary World Politics, Chapter 2, The End of Bipolarity._

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