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?
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
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Paragraphs
Structured enumeration of causes
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