History A-Level
The arms race
What The arms race means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of The arms race
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A renewed competition that placed unbearable strain on the already stagnating Soviet economy, exposing the fundamental weaknesses of the system.
Topics that use The arms race
- 2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000 (A-level only) – Years of Stagnation, 1964–1985 (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Bureaucratic conservatism
- Détente and diplomacy
- Economic stagnation
- Elite privilege
- Generational shifts within the Soviet leadership
- Political dissent and state repression
- Political stagnation
- Social inequality
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