WHY DID THE SOVIET UNION COLLAPSE The end of the Cold War and the collapse of the USSR are probably the most significant events of our lifetime so far. The causes for the collapse of the Soviet Union consist of a combination of internal and external factors. Briefly, the external factors consist of the rivalry and eventual arms race between the United States and the USSR, which almost led to nuclear war. The Cold War …showed first 75 words of 1580 total…

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