1. how did the massive military expenditures due to the war in afghanistan and the arms race with the united state impact the soviet union
a. the spending increased the variety--and decreased the price--of consumer goods within the soviet union.
b. the spending allowed the soviet union to keep pace economically with the united states, increasing cold war tensions into the 1990s
c. the spending severely strained the soviet economy, eventually leading near collapse.
d. the spending provided jobs for millions of soviet workers, strengthening a vibrant middle class.

Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, invasion of Afghanistan in late December 1979 by troops from the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anti-communist Muslim guerrillas during the Afghan War (1978–92) and remained in Afghanistan until mid-February 1989

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