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Who was the soviet leader who moved the soviet union toward capitalism and democracy in the late 1980s?

Mikhail Gorbachev


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What Russian leader opened Russia's economy up in the 1980's?

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Who was the Soviet leader that announced a drastic change in Communist policy in the late 1980s?

Mikhail Gorbachev, who introduced perestroika, or reform, and glasnost, or understanding to the CCCP. He hoped that by making peace with the U.S.A, he could divert money from the military and use it to help the CCCP's aching economy.


Who was the only president to visit the soviet union during the 1980s?

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Why did the soviet premier mikhail gorbachev adopt the policies of glasnost and perestroika during the 1980s?

because the soviet economy was in serious trouble


Why did the US support the mujahedeen in Afghanistan during the 1980s?

To help them defeat a Soviet invasion


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Why did the US support the mujahedeen in Afghanistan during the 1980s?

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