... arms race and the space race. This hastened the demise of the Soviet Union. A Command Economy The collapse of the USSR came from the poor performance of the country's economy. Unlike the western democratic nations with free markets, the Soviet Union operated an economy that was completely centralized. The State Planning Committee (GOSPLAN) set quotas to farmers and manufacturers telling than ... USSR and the satellites, was Communist. The USA, fearful of the USSR converting Europe to Communism, instituted a policy of containment via the Marshall Plan. The plan, also known, as the Europe...

• Word Count: 1987
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... Union. In retaliation, Tito had members of the Communist party organize and carry out guerilla attacks on Axis forces. During this time a Yugoslavian leader, Colonel Draza Mihajlovic, was gaining recognition. Unlike Tito, Mihajlovic wanted to restore the old Yugoslavian ruling order that had governed the country before World War Ï. Tito, on the other hand, wanted Yugoslavia to be a federal socialist state ... the first president of the Federal Executive Council and of Yugoslavia. Tito then began to change Yugoslavia's relationship with the Soviet Union. Stalin wanted to add Yugoslavi...

• Word Count: 1552
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School