Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's reform agenda included
A) ending the Soviet Communist Party's monopolistic control of government.
B) encouragement of new ideas and easing of political repression in the Soviet Union.
C) transformation of the Soviet economy to capitalism.
D) transformation of the Soviet political system to parliamentary democracy.
Answer: B
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