Gorbachev's twin policies of openness and restructuring were primarily intended to
a. bring a slow but definite breakup of the Soviet Union.
b. disorient the population as the ruling elites regrouped.
c. generate genuine civic cooperation with the Communist government to revitalize the Soviet system.
d. defuse the growing grass-roots discontent in Eastern Europe embodied in Poland's Solidarity movement.
e. revitalize the stagnating economy without changing the Soviet political system.
c
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A. the closing of several major manufacturing firms B. Germany defaulting on its war debts C. the beginning of the Dust Bowl D. a high number of bank failures
How may we explain the great witch-hunt of the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
What will be an ideal response?
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A) Mao Zedong B) Sun Yixian C) Yuan Shikai D) Puyi
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A. governments should abstain from any involvement in the economy. B. a nation's prosperity depended upon a plentiful supply of gold and silver. C. exports must exceed imports. D. tariffs should be placed on foreign goods. E. governments should improve transportation facilities and grant trade monopolies to businesses.