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Option 1: Examine the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1980s. Include the following in your discussion:

• What were the main reasons for the collapse?

• What role did the constant state of militarism and the costs of keeping up with the U.S. military buildup have on the Soviet economy?

• What role did uprisings and rebellions in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and East Germany (among others) have on the sudden collapse of the USSR?

Option 2: Examine communism and socialism.

• We hear so often today that socialism and communism are the same thing. Examine the similarities and differences between the two.

• Why do so many Americans seem to hate even the word “socialism”?