Why did the cold war end?

Question 1

Key arguments

Answer 1

Everything is linked to poor economic conditions in the USSR and Reagan spotted this weakness and exploited it
However just because Reagan exploited this it did not mean that it was inevitable that communism would collapse, the reforms were mismanaged by Gorbachev
Very little support for communism in the East and the system collapses pretty quickly there

Question 2

Economic

What percent of the USAs GDP was the USSRs

Answer 2

37%

Question 3

Economic

What % was the military spending of each superpower in what date

Answer 3

27% of GDP for USSR and 7% of GDP in the USA in 1989

Question 4

Economic

What were the USSRs and USAs spending a year on defence on what date

Answer 4

The USSR was spending $134billion a year on defence compared to the USA’s $254 billion in 1989

Question 5

Economic

What was a big problem that made the economy very lazy

Answer 5

Alcoholism

Question 6

Economic

What was caused by rising oil prices

Answer 6

Inflation became a problem

Question 7

Economic

What did all these events cause Gorbachev to do

Answer 7

Implement reforms

Question 8

The soviet afghan war When and How many soviet troops invaded and what did they aim to do.

Answer 8

In 1979 50000 Soviet troops invade to prop up a failing Communist government

Question 9

The soviet afghan war How many Soviets were killed

Answer 9

14000 Soviets were killed

Question 10

The soviet afghan war How much did the war cost a year

Answer 10

8 billion dollars a year

Question 11

The soviet afghan war Who did the US back and how did they help them

Answer 11

The US backs the Mujahedeen with $1 billion dollars a year in aid including stinger missiles. It is also said that the US helped training fighters secretly

Question 12

The soviet afghan war What does the Soviet Afghan war do to Russias economy

Answer 12

The war makes the Economic problems worse