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?

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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: -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: -The slogan of Demokratizatsiya was part of Gorbachev’s set of reform programs, including glasnost (increasing public discussion of issues and accessibility of information to the public), officially announced in mid-1986, and uskoreniye, a “speed-up” of economic development.

Detailed explanation-3: -The then President of Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev came up with two policies: Glasnost and Perestroika. “Glasnost” is the Russian word meaning “openness”. “Perestroika”, the Russian word meaning “restructuring”.

Detailed explanation-4: -The policy of glasnost was where transparency in the political and administrative processes started to be encouraged. In the USSR which was plagued with corruption by that time, this policy of transparency suddenly created a huge shift. The policy of perestroika was aimed at many economic changes.

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