A Factor That Was Not an Element of Mikhail Gorbachev's

question 82

Multiple Choice

A factor that was not an element of Mikhail Gorbachev's policies was that

• A)he wanted to establish an entirely free-market capitalist economy.
• B)rigid, centralized planning had to be abandoned.
• C)high technology development was insufficient.
• D)Soviet living standards were considered much too low.
• E)there was a need to restructure the economic system.

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