Glasnost
A)was the Soviet response to the U.S.policy of containment.
B)represented an attempt to open the Soviet system to greater political debate.
C)was the Russian term for the threat posed by unified Germany.
D)was an effort to revitalize the Soviet economy.

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Glasnost was a policy introduced by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the mid-1980s, aimed at promoting greater political openness and public debate in the Soviet Union. It included measures such as relaxing censorship laws and allowing for greater freedom of the press, as well as encouraging citizen participation in political decision-making. It was part of Gorbachev's broader efforts to reform and modernize the Soviet system, known as perestroika.