In 1988,Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signaled his desire to change past policies by
A) ordering a military coup against communist hard-liners within his government.
B) giving the republics within the Soviet Union their independence.
C) agreeing to a significant nuclear arms reduction treaty.
D) renouncing his own communism.
E) releasing political prisoner Nelson Mandela after 27 years.

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Mikhail Gorbachev's desire to change past policies was signaled by his agreement to the significant nuclear arms reduction treaty known as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in 1987, which was a major departure from the arms race that had characterized Soviet-American relations during the preceding decades.

In 1988,Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Signaled His Desire to Change