Question

57 multiple choice 1 point
how did soviet leader mikhail gorbachev change ussrs policies?
he encouraged cultural openness & political restructuring.
he was more aggressive in his foreign policy and threatened to attack the us directly.
he officially cut ties with communist china, leading to the russo-sino war.
he encouraged student revolutions in eastern europe.

Explanation:

Mikhail Gorbachev's key policy reforms were glasnost (cultural openness and transparency) and perestroika (political and economic restructuring). The other options are incorrect: he pursued detente with the US, did not cut ties with China or start a war, and did not encourage student revolutions in Eastern Europe (the revolutions there were spontaneous and he chose not to intervene).

Answer:

A. He encouraged cultural openness & political restructuring.