what are some events that led to the decline of the soviet union which eventually led to the end of thecoldwar

Answer 1

Do your own homework.

Answer 2

The West under Reagan's leadership essentially Bankrupted the Soviet Union. He engaged them in an Arms race he knew they couldn't support until a rational leader came to power and worked with him on dismantling it. A Socialist style Government can't really compete against a free economy and Reagan proved it. A socialist economy is so consumed with giving to all even non contributors and eventually people will contribute less because it isn't necessary to their survival. In a free economy you get what you put in and if you don't contribute you are **** out of luck. A socialist economy can't react to change quickly because it has to take care of everyone, a free economy can because people are responsible for their own situation and can change things for themselves and that is a much quicker response because it has immediacy.

Answer 3

As Mark R mentioned, Ronald Reagan played an instrumental role in the collapse of the Soviet Union. Reagan accomplished what he set out to do by exerting economic pressure on the USSR, boosting military spending, and staying true to his convictions until his last day in office. God bless the Gipper!

Answer 4

Ronald Regan played a big part in this and dont forget gorbachev.1988Time magazine cover of January 4, 1988 featuring Gorbachev as Man of the Year.1988 would see Gorbachev's introduction of glasnost, which gave new freedoms to the people, such as a greater freedom of speech. This was a radical change, as control of speech and suppression of government criticism had previously been a central part of the Soviet system. The press became far less controlled, and thousands of political prisoners and many dissidents were released. Gorbachev's goal in undertaking glasnost was to pressure conservatives within the CPSU who opposed his policies of economic restructuring, and he also hoped that through different ranges of openness, debate and participation, the Soviet people would support his reform initiatives. At the same time, he opened himself and his reforms up for more public criticism, evident in Nina Andreyeva's critical letter in a March edition of Sovetskaya Rossiya.

Answer 5

Also, look at pesestroika and glasnost policies. They made it possible for citizens to start to criticize their government and a lot of information came out about atrocities the Soviet government had performed much earlier that had never been talked about.

Answer 6

1) passing of power to post revolution generation
2) Oil price decline post 70s
3) Failed war in Afghanistan

just to start
Oh and ignore people that would like to claim Ron Reagan somehow ended the Cold War, you might as well claim Carter ended it by selling them animal feed as Reagan ended it by upping the imaginary space weapons race.

Answer 7

the fall of the Berlin Wall is the most spectacular and meaningfull