Chapter 12
COLLAPSE OF THE USSR AND END OF COLD WAR
(A) FILL IN BLANKS QUESTIONS (A) FILL
1. Russia became world's _________ after __________ in October 1917.
2. After 1917 Russia got transformed into __________ i.e. ________ (. Soviet Union), a federal communist state.
3. In Post-1945 era USSR emerged as a ____________ in International Relations.
4. During 1947-1991 USSR remained involved in a __________
5. In mid-1980s President Mikhail Gorbachev of USSR adopted the principles of __________ and ___________ under which social, economic and political policies of the country began changing.
6. After 1987 _________ and __________ liberalisation came to be demanded by the people of USSR.
7. The __________ (States) of USSR Federation began demanding more and more __________.
8. Some Soviet Union Republics demanded _________ from USSR and ___________, _________ and _________ were successful in becoming separate independent states.
9. The process of ________ of other ________ from USSR came to become stronger
10. In 1991, the entire USSR got ___________ and its socialist system got totally __________.
11. ___________ became the successor state of __________ and all other Union Republics became __________.
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