Statement I: One Major Reason the Soviet Union Collapsed Was

question 259

Multiple Choice

Statement I: One major reason the Soviet Union collapsed was because it supported a huge military establishment that diverted most of its talent and capital to its military establishment.
Statement II: Despite his great efforts to shake up the bureaucracy and get the economy moving,Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev failed.

• A)Statement I is true and statement II is false.
• B)Statement II is true and statement I is false.
• C)Both statements are true.
• D)Both statements are false.

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