WORLD HISTORY

INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939

COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why would Gorbachev want to start new government policies and programs in the USSR?
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: -The “new thinking” was of vital necessity for the Soviet Union to shut down the costly Cold War competition in order to continue the internal economic reforms of perestroika.

Detailed explanation-2: -The grave economic crisis that had entangled the Soviet system with fall in production and shortage of consumer goods created disillusionment among the people. Q. Mikhail Gorbachev became the general Secretary of the Communist Party of Soviet Union.

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