An increasingly centralized Soviet state was achieved through
A) perestroika.
B) glasnost.
C) state-controlled education.
D) Soviet-styled fashion.
E) Soviet-styled architecture and state-controlled agriculture and industry.

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The Soviet state achieved increasing centralization through state-controlled agriculture and industry, as well as Soviet-styled architecture. The government also exerted firm control over education, but this alone did not result in centralization. Perestroika and glasnost were reforms introduced in the 1980s aimed at decentralizing the Soviet state, rather than strengthening centralization. Soviet-styled fashion did not play a significant role in the centralization of the state.

An Increasingly Centralized Soviet State Was Achieved Through