Statement I: One major reason the Soviet Union collapsed was because it supported a huge military establishment that diverted most of its talent and capital to its military establishment.
Statement II: Despite his great efforts to shake up the bureaucracy and get the economy moving,Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev failed.

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Both statements are true. The Soviet Union's collapse was indeed significantly influenced by the unsustainable burden of maintaining a massive military establishment, which diverted resources from other areas of the economy. Additionally, despite Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms and efforts to revitalize the Soviet economy and government through policies like perestroika and glasnost, he ultimately could not prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Statement I: One Major Reason the Soviet Union Collapsed Was