Which of the following was not a problem that led to the fall of the soviet union?
choose one answer.
a. drastic drops in the production of soviet coal and steel
b. frustration from soviet people with the current state of their government.
c. increased defense spending as a result of the arms race with the united states.
d. a crumbling and inconsistent consumer economy in the soviet union.

world war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. during the conflict, germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire (the central powers) fought against great britain, france, russia, italy, romania, japan and the united states (the allied powers). to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, world war i saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. by the time the war was over and the allied powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

explanation:

b - those executed came from every social and economic class