By the 1980s Soviet Problems Included All of the Following

question 21

Multiple Choice

By the 1980s Soviet problems included all of the following EXCEPT

• A)a collapse of the space exploration program.
• B)a decline in the standard of living.
• C)rigid, centralized planning.
• D)the failure to keep pace with the West in the production of high technology.
• E)the inability of the Communist Party and state agencies to solve problems quickly.

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