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Which of the following statement explains Glasnost?

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  1. Is intended to reduce armament through Perestroika

  2. Is like sliding the lid to let steam off by restructuring Soviet Economy through Perestroika

  3. Stems from Soviet Union's need to reduce armament in order to restructure Soviet Economy i.e Perestroika

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

In which year did the disbanding of USSR take place?

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  1. 1990

  2. 1991

  3. 1992

  4. 1995

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Correct Option: B

During the 1980's, Mikhail Gorbachev introduced Perestroika in the Soviet Union to _______.

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  1. Improve the economy and decentralize decision making

  2. Abandon arms treaties with the United States and Western Europe

  3. Tighten government controls over the communication media

  4. Suppress the growing nationalist movement in Eastern Europe

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Perestroika was an economic policy aimed at increasing production and strengthening the economy by introducing free market principles.

Which of the following events did not occur due to the cold war?

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  1. Partition of Germany

  2. Indo-China War

  3. Partition of Korea

  4. America-Iraq war

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Cold War had grown out of post-World War II tensions between the two nations.  This rivalry was between the United States and the Soviet Union. It lasted for much of the second half of the 20th century. It heightened tensions and a series of international incidents that brought the world’s superpowers to the brink of disaster.

Following are some of the important events that occurred during the cold war:-

  • Partitioning of Germany
  • Division of Germany and Austria into four zones
  • United States dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • Vietnam became an independent republic.
  • Formation of West Germany
  • Partition of Korea
  • End of Soviet Union
  • Indo- China war