USA HISTORY

THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992

PRESIDENT GEORGE HW BUSH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why would Gorbachev start the programs of Glasnost and Perestroika?
A
to help develop Soviet nuclear missiles
B
to strengthen collective farms
C
to stimulate the economy and political discussion
D
to expand NATO
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Perestroika (/ˌpɛrəˈstrɔɪkə/; Russian: ) was a political movement for reform within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) during the late 1980s widely associated with CPSU general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost (meaning “openness") policy reform.

Detailed explanation-2: -Glasnost was taken to mean increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities in the Soviet Union (USSR). Glasnost reflected a commitment of the Gorbachev administration to allowing Soviet citizens to discuss publicly the problems of their system and potential solutions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Glasnost and Perestroika were the two administrative reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev in Soviet Union. Glasnost was to implement openness in political processes. Accordingly, regulation on media and civil rights was taken off. Perestroika was implemented to restructure the economic system of the Soviet Union.

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