Major Problems Facing the Soviet System, in the View of Gorbachev

question 53

Multiple Choice

Major problems facing the Soviet system, in the view of Gorbachev, included

• A) low agricultural productivity, which he compared to that of high-achieving Canadian farmers.
• B) the unexpected reappearance of collective patriotism among the ninety-two ethnic groups in the Soviet Union.
• C) the demand of conservative members of the military and political elite to bring about changes they felt necessary to protect social stability and their statuses.
• D) the United States threat to use nuclear weapons against Communist Cuba.
• E) hyperinflation as the consequence of the Soviet Union's consumer boom.

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