The Fall of the
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Collapse of the USSRAfter 70 years of defending communism, and the USSR had finally been worn down. Their economy was suffering, and communism was becoming unfashionable. Slowly the USSR dissolved into many smaller countries that left Russia as it is today. They Introduced a Russian Stock exchange, and became open to western trade and ideas. Just like that, the war that had occupied and scared a whole generation was over.
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"The Winner"Since the USSR eventually renounced communism and gave in to Western culture, many would say that the USA "won" the cold war. While this is partially true there was more to it. In the end the US spent trillions of dollars on a war that never really happened. The end of the cold war was not only a victory for the USA and Russia, but also for the whole world. The US and USSR never actually resorted to nuclear warfare, which could have been disastrous for the entire world.
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