Question

Which of the following is the best explanation for the collapse of the Soviet Union?

(1 point)
Responses

The government spent money on the military and weapons and neglected the rest of the economy.

The government spent money on the military and weapons and neglected the rest of the economy.

The government transitioned from a market economy to a command economy.

The government transitioned from a market economy to a command economy.

The government privatized the agricultural industry.

The government privatized the agricultural industry.

The government increased control over Eastern European nations.

Answer 1

The government spent money on the military and weapons and neglected the rest of the economy.

Briefly: Cold War military spending (plus the costly Afghan war), falling oil revenues, and an inefficient centrally planned economy drained resources, leading to economic stagnation that helped trigger the USSR's collapse.