Refer to the graph. A line graph titled Real G D P Per Capita of the Soviet Union during the Cold War shows Year from 1945 through 1995 labeled on the x-axis and G P D Per Capita (In U S Dollars) from 0 to 18,000 on the y-axis. 1950 was at 6,000. 1960 was at 8,000. 1965 was at 10,000. 1970 was at 12,000. 1975 was a almost 14,000. 1985 was at 14,000. 1990 was over 14,000.

Which of the following claims about the economy of the Soviet Union does the graph best support?

The US policy of containment crippled the Soviet industry.
The cost of the Afghanistan invasion caused the Soviet economic decline.
The expenses of sending Russians to space negatively affected the Soviet economy.
Communist principles could not give the Soviet people an adequate standard of living.