Question

The Soviet Leader who did the most to end the cold war was (A) Joseph Stalin (B) Nikita Khrushchev (C) Leonid Brezhnev (D) Mikhail Gorbachev

Answer 1

The answer is Mikhail Gorbachev.

Step-by-step explanation:

Gorbachev was the last top Soviet leader. He promoted a policy of detente with the West, he advocated perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (open discussion of political and social issues). Gorbachev negotiated treaties of disarmament with US president Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.