As an instrument of perestroika, glasnost allowed
a. the banning of many books.
b. criticism of the government and Soviet society generally.
c. the exclusion of Western culture from the Soviet Union.
d. the abandonment of political reforms.
e. the development of new airports in Siberia.
b
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Trade in Japan
A. was the dominant economic activity in the society by 500 CE. B. began to develop more rapidly during the Kamakura period. C. involved no foreign trade after the eleventh and twelfth centuries. D. was restricted to Chinese merchants. E. was largely centered around the exchange of agricultural products.
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Among the working classes, the occupation that was predominantly female was
a. weaving. b. glass blowing. c. spinning. d. making china. e. metalworking.