Under perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev
A) intended to frighten the United States with more military spending.
B) intended to create a more free and open political culture in the USSR.
C) intended to turn all power over to the people.
D) intended to restructure the economic and political systems.
E) intended to do nothing substantial.

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Perestroika was a policy of restructuring both the Soviet economy and political system. Gorbachev hoped to address the economic stagnation and corruption of the Soviet system, and create more openness and accountability in government. This included limited democratic reforms and greater freedoms for the press and civil society groups.

Under Perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev