Question

How did Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of glasnost contribute to the end of the

Cold War
A. It led to extreme inflation and food shortages, which encouraged
citizens to overthrow the government.
O
B. It encouraged the Soviets to build larger and more powerful
weapons, severely weakening the Soviet economy.
O
c. It led to protests within Soviet republics and political instability
that triggered the Soviet Union's eventual breakup.
O
D. It allowed communist-controlled countries to hold free elections,
leading to a decline in communism.
SUBMIT

Answer 1

The right answer is C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Glasnost was one the major political initiatives launched by Soviet Secretary-general Mikhail Gorbachev. For the first time in Soviet history, there was open discussion of many key political and key issues. Gorbachev´s intention was to reform the Communist system, to democratize it and make it less authoritarian. It was sort of a spring in public affairs. Nevertheless, a freer new atmosphere led to protests in many Soviet republics, nationalist sentiments were reborn, political instability ensued. In the last years of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev resembled more and more a wizard that had liberated forces he could not control anymore. His position became too weak after a conservative coup d´etat staged in Moscow. It failed but severely undermined his position and strengthened the standing of the president of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin. The Soviet Union broke apart in December 1991.