Which one of the following is not a consequence of the disintegration of USSR?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → USSR became a hegemonic power
Option (1) End of Cold War confrontations A consequence (Incorrect). This was the first consequence.
Option (2) Power relations in world politics changed, thus altering the relative influence of ideas and institutions. A consequence (Incorrect). This was the second.
Option (3) The end of the Soviet bloc led to the emergence of many new countries. A consequence (Incorrect). This was the third.
Option (4) USSR became a hegemonic power Not a consequence (Correct). The USSR itself broke up; the US became the sole superpower.
NCERT (2025-26): “Consequences of Disintegration … The collapse of the second world of the Soviet Union and the socialist systems in eastern Europe had profound consequences for world politics. Let us note here three broad kinds of enduring changes that resulted from it. Each of these had a number of effects that we cannot list here. 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.… Consequences of Disintegration … 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.… Consequences of Disintegration … Third, the end of the Soviet bloc meant the emergence of many new countries. All these countries had their own independent aspirations and choices.…” |