For Mikhail Gorbachev's Policies of Glasnost (Openness) and Perestroika (Restructuring)

question 35

Multiple Choice

For Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) to work in the Soviet Union, it was essential that the

• A) Soviets keep control of Eastern Europe.
• B) Communist party open itself to democratic competition.
• C) Middle East oilfields be controlled by Soviet allies.
• D) United States send aid to Russia.
• E) Cold War end.

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