Q1.State any two features of the soviet system.(CBSE 2014) *(similar questions asked in 2008,2013)
ans-1) The soviet system was based on communism where the leaders were not chosen by the people.There is only one party rule.The communist party of soviet union controlled the government and dominated the political decision making. 2) The soviet system follows socialism, where the state controlled everything.The Soviet System was based on state welfarism where the state was engaged in mass production to meet the needs of the people.
Q2. Why it is said that the collapse of Berlin Wall signified the collapse of the bipolar world?
Ans- The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is rightly considered the end of bipolarity because this was the symbol of the cold war. Fall of Berlin wall was followed by those events that led to the collapse of second world war and the end of the cold war.
Q3. What is meant by”Shock Therapy”?(CBSE 2014,2009,2013)
- The painful process of transition from an authoritrian socialist system to a democratic capitalist system.
- The model of transition in Russia , Central Asia and East Europe that was influenced by the World Bank and the IMF came to be known as ‘shock therapy’
Q4.List any two consequences of shock therapy.(ALL INDIA 2014,2009;DELHI 2013)
Ans- 1) It led to gradual dismantling of the state owned industrial sector. 2) It destroyed the old social welfare system of the state , pushing people to the margins of the economy.
Q5.Why did the Soviet Union disintegrate?Highlight any two arguements in support of your answer.(DELHI 2010) OR Mention any two main reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Ans- The USSR disintegrate because: 1)The Soviet political and economic institutions had developed internal weaknesses which defied people’s aspirations and needs. 2)Complimenting the administrative stagnation , there was an economic stagnation which cut short the consumer demand and paved way for the market failure.
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