Fall of the Soviet Union

[steveyb4342]

Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere but my search came up with nothing. How did the war between the Soviets and Afghanistan contribute to the fall of the Soviet Union? The best i can come up with is that the government started putting more and more money into the military which lead to bankruptcy and eventually it just dissolved? But something tells me theres more to it than that, not saying that is right.

                                                                                Thanks Steve

 

[Elwood]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_invasion_of_Afghanistan#Afghan_Civil_War_.281989-1992.29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union

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[steveyb4342]

Sorry about that, I have enough homework over the Xmas break to not even be able to celebrate Xmas!  Apparently I overlooked that in my search. Which isn't all that hard to imagine seeing as how I'm running around like a chicken with its head cut off! Ugh back to homework.

                                                                      Thanks and sorry about that! Steve