How did military spending influence the end of the cold war

The United States and the NATO military alliance forced the Soviet Union to continue spending heavily on military goods and troops causing the Soviets to fall behind, losing East Germany in 1989 after they rejected communist control, and were unable to influence and control satellite states.

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during the ming dynasty