Question

It would be easy to dismiss the cold war simply as proof that capitalism was a better theory than communism. easy, but not the whole story. in order for communism to be relegated to the dustbin of history, it first had to be proven that its struggle against capitalism unecessary and thus irrelevant. how do the us and the ussr close the gap in the last quarter of the 20th century to allow communism to go out with a whimper and not a bang

Answer 1

It was stated in the book that “The real force that ended the Soviet Union itself and most especially in the expectations and plans of the new reform leadership that came to power in 1985.” This event led to Mikhail being elected and trying to make new policies, but it didn’t work the way he wanted.

Nationalism was a threat to the Soviet Union, just like what the book said, “"That tenacious nationalism, more than any other factor, crushed their hopes for reform and destroyed the Soviet Union.” That is why I believe that communism went out with only a whimper and not a bang.