In 1991 the soviet union collapsed mainly because

D. "years of economic stagnation left it far behind Western and Asian countries."

answer

the speaker of ,’i want politician to make more of an effort for lgbt rights’, will be served well by joining an interest group.

explanation

an interest group is one that aims at influencing public policy on reasons derived by a common interest .in this case, lgbt rights are rights for the gay society which is a special group of individuals with specific interest concerning their relationship with other individuals. hope this !

d.)   when the us left nato after the end of the cold war and they had to evolve to focus on more humanitarian measures with the smaller budget