2006-12-28 20:23:05 · 9 answers · asked by Darwin 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The American People who put up with the Cold War, nuclear scares the sacrifice of their fathers, sons and husbands. The American Service persons who gave of their time and sometimes their lives. The American Politician who kept us on line and aiming for our goals. The men and women who worked in the plants who were producing products. Yes Sir, the Americans! God Bless You and Our Southern People.
2006-12-28 20:43:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
There really wasn't any one single person responsible for the fall of the Soviet Union, it was the result of the actions of many people over the course of the USSR's existence.
Mikhail Gorbachev's attempts to revitalize his nation's economy only led to more problems, which in turn made the Russian people more unhappy. This made them ready for a major change in Soviet government.
Other European nations under the Soviet umbrella were also having severe economic problems, which made even more people unhappy.
Labor strikes in Poland led to a weakening of the Communist Party there.
Add to all this the increasing pressure on the Soviet Union by the international community to improve its human rights record, and you have all the makings for an empire's collapse.
The man who happened to be "the boss" of the Soviet Union when "the walls came down" was Mikhail Gorbachev, so you could argue that he was ultimately responsible for the fall of the Soviet Union.
2006-12-28 20:35:49 · answer #2 · answered by oldironclub 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Communism is based on idealism and pressure. Soviet Union lived into the 1940's based on idealism, WWII and extreme pressure (killings, relocation, deportation) kept it into the 60's. The state survived '68 on internal reforms, but the pressure dropped. It kept going for a decade or two, but without idealism nor pressure, it collapsed itself. Outside factors were not decisive.
2006-12-28 23:49:40 · answer #3 · answered by BataV 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Collapse of the Soviet economy because of drop in oil prices in the late 1980's, Gorbachev, the Pope's support of Solidarity in Poland.
The U.S. had very little to do with it, despite what some people have said. Heck, even the CIA didn't forsee it.
2006-12-28 22:11:57 · answer #4 · answered by jcboyle 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Capitalists.
2006-12-29 02:55:13 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gorbachev.
This is not to reflect any negative on this great man.
2006-12-28 20:42:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Communism.
It doesn't work when everyone around you is capitalist and progressing
2006-12-28 20:35:09 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
couple of wars..
western pressure...
internal strife...
leadership problems
2006-12-28 20:35:03 · answer #8 · answered by pink_pagong 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they ran out of money
2006-12-28 20:26:36 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋