What Global Role Did the Former Soviet Union Play Before

question 170

Multiple Choice

What global role did the former Soviet Union play before its demise in 1991?

• A) It was an economic superpower.
• B) It was a leader in popular culture.
• C) It had no global role.
• D) It was one of the two world military superpowers (along with the United States).
• E) It was the center of a new free trade group in Eurasia.

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