Which one of the following was not a consequence of the disintegration of the Soviet Union?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The refusal of the World Bank to give loans to post-communist countries for their transition to capitalism.
Option (1) The end of Cold War confrontations. — A consequence (Incorrect). This was the first consequence.
Option (2) The emergence of the notion that liberal democracy is the best way to organise political life. — A consequence (Incorrect). Politically, liberal democracy emerged as the best way to organise political life.
Option (3) The emergence of the capitalist economy was now the dominant economic system internationally. — A consequence (Incorrect). Backed by the US, the sole superpower, capitalism became the dominant economic system.
Option (4) The refusal of the World Bank to give loans to post-communist countries for their transition to capitalism. — Not a consequence (Correct). It was the opposite: the World Bank and the IMF became powerful advisors to these countries because they gave them loans for their transitions to capitalism.
NCERT (2025-26): “Consequences of Disintegration … First of all, it meant the end of Cold War confrontations. The ideological dispute over whether the socialist system would beat the capitalist system was not an issue any more. Since this dispute had engaged the military of the two blocs, had triggered a massive arms race and accumulation of nuclear weapons, and had led to the existence of military blocs, the end of the confrontation demanded an end to this arms race and a possible new peace. Second, power relations in world politics changed and, therefore, the relative influence of ideas and institutions also changed. The end of the Cold War left open only two possibilities: either the remaining superpower would dominate and create a unipolar system, or different countries or groups of countries could become important players in the international system, thereby bringing in a multipolar system where no one power could dominate. As it turned out, the US became the sole superpower. Backed by the power and prestige of the US, the capitalist economy was now the dominant economic system internationally. Institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund became powerful advisors to all these countries since they gave them loans for their transitions to capitalism. Politically, the notion of liberal democracy emerged as the best way to organise political life.…” |