While the United States invested a great deal of their nation’s salary into a prosperous military organization, the Soviet Union doubled its percentage of gross national product funding. Which is proven by the chart in document E, it is proven because the Military spending of the Soviet Union was eleven percent of the countries GNP(Gross National Product), and the United States Was five percent. The Soviet Union had put their military strength to power by forcing the governments of Eastern European countries to convert to communism: however, they were given military support in return. The Soviets made sure that their military was strong especially in Nuclear Arsenal because it made them look frightening, so other countries would be afraid.
