Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: End of Bi-Polarity

Question:

When did the independence movement begin in Lithuania?

Options:

1986

1987

1988

1989

Correct Answer:

1988

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (3) - 1988

In 1988 Independence movement began in Lithuania and later spread to Estonia and Latvia.
Lithuania became the first of the 15 Soviet republics to declare its independence in March 1990.
The three Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania became UN members in September 1991.
Three Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined NATO in March 2004.