Which of the following were reasons why the Soviet Union was in such dire economic straits during the later 1980s?

drastically higher cost of oil imports

the protracted Afghanistan War

a series of failed economic programs

its Capitalistic economy was failing fast

increasing amounts of defense spending

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Evelyn Sexton

9 July, 02:39

Which of the following were reasons why the Soviet Union was in such dire economic straits during the later 1980s?

drastically higher cost of oil imports

the protracted Afghanistan War

a series of failed economic programs

its Capitalistic economy was failing fast

increasing amounts of defense spending

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Sadie Little · Answer 1

The best option from the list would be " a series of failed economic programs," since it was operating under a "command economy"--meaning that government had to "guess" supply and demand.

Which of the following were reasons why the Soviet Union was in such dire economic straits during the later 1980s?drastically higher cost of oil importsthe protracted Afghanistan Wara series of failed economic programsits Capitalistic economy was failing fastincreasing amounts of defense spending