Question

What policies did Mikhail Gorbachev develop in order to restructure the economy and open the Soviet Union to new ideas?

glasnost and expansion

pluralism and perestroika

détente and containment


glasnost and perestroika

Answer 1

Pluralism and perestroika

Answer 2

Answer: Glasnost and Perestroika

Explanation: Mikhail Gorbachev has implemented and developed the Glasnost and Perestroika policy, with the goal of primarily reforming the economy and social relations in the Soviet Union. This entailed new ideas and openness, transparency in order to keep up with world conditions. This idea was actually designed by Brezhnev, that Gorbachev would begin to implement it, and the result was the collapse of the Soviet Union.