KGB

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary mandate?Union-republican state security agency responsible for internal security, foreign intelligence, and counter-intelligence
2. What is the operational period?March 1954 – December 1991
3. What was the KGB and when did it exist?The KGB was the main security and intelligence agency of the Soviet Union. It operated from 1954 until the Soviet Union ended in 1991.
4. What jobs did the KGB do?It gathered information from other countries, protected Soviet secrets, investigated people inside the country, and kept the borders safe.

Union-republican jurisdiction: An administrative designation indicating an agency's authority extended across all constituent republics of the Soviet Union.
Operative-investigative activities: The KGB's methods for surveillance, intelligence gathering, and law enforcement within the Soviet Union.
Dissident movements: Organized groups or individuals who openly opposed the policies and ideology of the Soviet government.