What were two things severely hurting the soviet economy just prior to its fall?
a. the agricultural and manufacturing sectors were not meeting peoples' needs.
b. it was in the middle of fighting a protracted and unwinnable war in pakistan.
c. falling oil prices caused loss of income for the soviet union export business.
d. russia had managed to find itself in a major trade deficit, which proved unhealthy.

The correct answer is A) The agriculture and manufacture sectors were not meeting people’s needs.

The two things that severely hurt the Soviet Union just prior to its fall were that the agriculture and manufacture sectors were not meeting people’s needs.  

Prior to the dissolve of the Soviet Union, agriculture lived difficult times in the country. Farmers were not producing up to the demands of the people. Another aspect that failed to meet people’s expectations was manufacture, that could not fulfill what Soviets citizens were demanding. When Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985, the country faced several economic problems and people were angry and some regions wanted their independence. The dissolution of the Soviet Union happened in December 1991.

i receive this honor with deep gratitude and great humility. it is an award that speaks to our highest aspirations — that for all the cruelty and hardship of our world, we are not mere prisoners of fate. our actions matter, and can bend history in the direction of justice.

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b) the importance and limits of political power.