All of the Following Were Initiatives Under Gorbachev to Deescalate

question 16

Multiple Choice

All of the following were initiatives under Gorbachev to deescalate the Cold War EXCEPT

• A)Signed agreements with the US on arms control and troop reductions.
• B)Made gestures to China to bring about reconciliation.
• C)Imposed martial law in Poland to control the resistance movement.
• D)Reduced the costly arms race with the US.
• E)Withdrew troops from the unpopular war in Afghanistan.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

The tendency to judge the probability of a type of event by how easy it is to think of examples or instances.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

Event

An occurrence or happening, especially one of significance, that can be observed or participated in.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.