During the 1980s, Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union, initiated a series of reforms known as glasnost and perestroika which were meant to bolster the power of the Soviet Union. These reforms allowed for more freedom of speech, small businesses to control things, churches were opened, and journalists could investigate the government etc ..... The outcome was much different than Gorbachev and others expected as they led to the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union.. From the above reading, which categories did glasnost and perestroika seek to reform?

THE COLD WAR

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During the 1980s, Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union, initiated a series of reforms known as glasnost and perestroika which were meant to bolster the power of the Soviet Union. These reforms allowed for more freedom of speech, small businesses to control things, churches were opened, and journalists could investigate the government etc ____ “ The outcome was much different than Gorbachev and others expected as they led to the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union.”. From the above reading, which categories did glasnost and perestroika seek to reform?

A	military and foreign relations
B	weapons and factories
C	politics and economics
D	alliances and international organizations

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Under this provision, cooperative restaurants, shops, and manufacturers became part of the Soviet scene. Gorbachev brought perestroika to the Soviet Union’s foreign economic sector with measures that Soviet economists considered bold at that time.

Detailed explanation-2: -The then President of Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev came up with two policies: Glasnost and Perestroika.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1986, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and his advisers adopted glasnost as a political slogan, together with the term perestroika. Alexander Yakovlev, Head of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, is considered to be the intellectual force behind Gorbachev’s reform program.

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USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR