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• Glasnost led to rebellion against communist rule around the world.
• The Soviet economy could not match U.S. military spending while meeting citizens' demand for consumer goods.
• Policies introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev resulted in the Soviet Union losing its main source of income.
• The United States convinced Soviet leaders to abandon communist economic policies.
1 answer
The main reason the Soviet Union crumbled in the 1980s was:
• The Soviet economy could not match U.S. military spending while meeting citizens' demand for consumer goods.
This issue, combined with Gorbachev's reforms and increasing public dissent, ultimately contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
