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Medha AnandAIR 13

Question 11Answer in 250 wordsGS2GS1

What are the circumstances that led to the disintegration of the USSR and the end of the Cold War? How did the end of the cold war contribute to the spread of Globalisation across the world?

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Introduction

USSR disintegration in 1991 was a big jolt to communist ideology and a big maneuver of nations against Marxist philosophy happened afterwards.

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Main Body

Circumstances leading to USSR disintegration:

1Space Wars - has led to financial mismanagement in USSR
2Effective mobilisation of capitalist nations - like NATO against USSR
3Internal faction align in USSR nations that led to final balkanisation.
4Ideological issue - Communism had its own problems - farmers were forced to sell their produce without their will
5Lobbying of USA was effective as U-2 as captured many nations under

End of Cold War - leading to spread of Globalisation

1Unipolar world - USA was in favour of opening markets and liberalisation and so it promoted that.
2Bilateral agencies like UN, WTO IMF worked in that direction - ex- India's LPG reforms on behest of IMF
3Market push - Dollar driven market was manipulated by UN to move in that direction
4Form of Neo-colonialism - where dependency of markets was created
5Breaking of glass ceiling - led to nations enhancing cooperation amongst each other.

Globalisation across the world:

1Opening of markets
2Ensuring ease of cross border movement
3Increase in choices of consumers
4Diversified cultural outlook
5Ensued cultural is interlengthly.
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Conclusion

Thus, disintegration of USSR was the last coffin in the nail that led to opening up of globalisation trends across the world

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  • Clear identification of multiple factors
  • Links ideological, military, and economic dimensions
  • Mentions both external (NATO, USA) and internal (faction align) factors
  • Provides specific examples of communist failures

Topper

Medha Anand

AIR 13

Subject & Paper

GS2GS1

Topic

History of the World - Political philosophies

Socialism and Communism

USSR disintegration and end of Cold War

Writing Stats

235

Total words

1

Paragraphs

Structured enumeration of causes

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