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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