The Soviet Leader Who Made the First Moves Toward Easing

question 68

Multiple Choice

The Soviet leader who made the first moves toward easing the Cold War and improving relations with the West was

• A) Nikita Khrushchev.
• B) Leonid Brezhnev.
• C) Georgy Malenkov.
• D) Josef Stalin.
• E) Mikhail Gorbachev.

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