Gorbachev's Reforms: Glasnost, Pereostroika, Foreign Policy (mar 12, 1985 – mar 12, 1989)

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Glasnost: allows people in the USSR to express their opinions

Examples: churches opened, books published, media could criticize government

Popular support --> FINALLY


Perostroika:

Economic Policy: to be efficient & productive
- allowed private ownership of businesses
- maintained some Communism

Democratization: open the political system & elect new lawmakers
- The Communist party no longer chose all candidates


Foreign Policy:

Hard to compete with US in costly arms race & Reagan went on TV and said the US is going to put laser beams in space to protect from nuclear missiles --> SDI

After Reagan-Gorbachev discussions:
- Gorbachev reduced nuclear missiles
- Gorbachev also ended occupation of Afghanistan

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