Under Perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev

question 60

Multiple Choice

Under perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev

• A)intended to frighten the United States with more military spending.
• B)intended to create a more free and open political culture in the USSR.
• C)intended to turn all power over to the people.
• D)intended to restructure the economic and political systems.
• E)intended to make cosmetic reforms without altering state policies.

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