Why was the US able to outlast and help defeat the communist menace engenered by the Soviet Union?
2007-05-08 16:00:16 · 3 answers · asked by hotncguy18 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
china is still communist, and america is becoming communist.
2007-05-08 16:02:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Communist "menace" is such a heavy-handed term. And besides, we have yet to outlast Communist China, have we?
Essentially, the USSR's economy wasn't doing as well as ours was. It was economics, really. And I wouldn't really consider the USSR true communism anyway.
Your question is odd. We did not "defeat" communism. Russia fell apart due to internal economic problems.
2007-05-08 23:06:28 · answer #2 · answered by aspicco 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A stronger economy. It's military spending became unsustainable.
Like the USA today as China becomes more economically powerful
2007-05-09 00:54:27 · answer #3 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋