Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order:
(A) The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
(B) Fall of the Berlin wall
(C) The administration of 'shock therapy' in post-communist regimes
(D) The Russian Revolution
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (D), (A), (B), (C)
(D) The Russian Revolution — 1917; the USSR came into being after it.
(A) The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan — 1979.
(B) Fall of the Berlin wall — 1989.
(C) The administration of ‘shock therapy’ in post-communist regimes — the 1990s, after the collapse of communism.
NCERT (2026-27): “Overview The Berlin Wall, which had been built at the height of the Cold War and was its greatest symbol, was toppled by the people in 1989. This dramatic event was followed by an equally dramatic and historic chain of events that led to the collapse of the ‘second world’ and the end of the Cold War.… What was the Soviet System? … The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) came into being after the socialist revolution in Russia in 1917.… What was the Soviet System? … The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 weakened the system even further.… Consequences of Shock Therapy … The shock therapy administered in the 1990s did not lead the people into the promised utopia of mass consumption. Generally, it brought ruin to the economies and disaster upon the people of the entire region.…” |