Question

It is the early 1900s. A vast empire has recently collapsed. Now the empire's subjects control their own future. What of the following events is MOST likely to happen? (4 points)
I. Various ethnicities will form nation-states.
II. Ethnicities will fight over areas that are rich in resources.
III. The former empire will become a unitary multinational state.
IV. Different ethnic groups will unite to form a homogeneous culture.

I and II I and IV II and III II and IV III and IV

Which BEST explains why the number of states in the world increased significantly between 1985 and 1995? (4 points)


The map of Southeast Asia was redrawn, and new countries were formed.

New states were formed when the Soviet Union collapsed.

Many African states received independence from their colonizers.

Communist countries seeking to spread their influence created new satellite states.

Civil wars in Central America fueled the creation of new states.

Answer 1

Part 1:

III and IV

III. The former empire will become a unitary multinational state.

Soviet Union became a unitary mulitnational state after the collapse of Russian Empire in 1917. Before 1917 it was ruled by the Romanov Dynasty, but after October Revolution the Communist Bolsheviks took over resulting in a civil war between the Whites(anti-Communists) and the Reds(Communists). In 1922 a union of multiple national Soviet republics was formed known as Soviet Union or the USSR.

IV. Different ethnic groups will unite to form a homogeneous culture.

The forming of homogenous culture based on Communism in Soviet Union. There were multiple ethnic groups living in vast swathes of land which was to become the part of Soviet Union on 1922.

Part 2:

New states were formed when the Soviet Union collapsed.

Soviet Union was unable to match the economic prowess of the United States and succumbed to the economic pressure generated by decade long military build up against the US. The USSR disintegrated in 1991 resulting in the independence of multiple states. These included the Central Asian States and the states in Eastern Europe.