Question

The Soviet Union experienced an economic slow down during the later years of the Cold War. This was in large part caused by:

2.
The Soviet Union experienced an economic slow down during the later years of the Cold War. This was in large part caused by

A: the implementation of a protectionist foreign and domestic policy.
B: high levels of defense spending at the expense of domestic growth.
C:an economic depression that impacted most of the Soviet Union's trading partners.
D:a lack of raw materials available in the land controlled by the country.

Answer 1

This economic slowdown was in large part caused by "B: high levels of defense spending at the expense of domestic growth", although isolation also played a role.