47. Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, what are some of the major problems faced by many of the new countries?Firstly, many of the new countries didn’t know how to become democratic. The people weren’t used to voting and being given a choice and they weren’t used to political parties. They lived in a country where people fought and struggled to get to the top, usually at the expense of others. They were only skilled in edging out their competitors, but knew little about making friends.Secondly, the countries couldn’t change economies from a command economy to a free market. The government no longer controlled all policies and all businesses; People had to learn how to run a business profitably.Citizens also had to develop their own initiative to earn a living rather than just sit back and let the state take care of them.Countries such as Iran no longer look to a central country such as the US. They themselves wanted to be a central state that dominated other states. These are all the major problems the new countries had to face after the breakup of the Soviet Union.Is this alright?Thanks-MC
Are you talking about Iran? Iran was not part of the fall of the Soviet Union. You have taken care of it. The Soviet Union broke up because of the economic collapse, and the new states had to suffer as well. Under the Soviet state, corruption was a major part of government, and the culture of corruption persisted even to this day. A free press, free speech, and assembly were some of the factors that the new states had to face. The citizens and the new states did not know how to deal with that.
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