What effect did mikhail gorbachev's program of perestroika have on the cold
war?
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a. it weakened the soviet economy, affecting the soviet union's
ability to support military commitments around the world.
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b. it made it easier for soviet citizens to criticize the government,
leading to massive protests and violent uprisings.
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c. it forced the united states to make bigger and more powerful
weapons in order to keep up with the soviet union's stockpile.
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d. it encouraged democracy and a conversion to free market
economies in communist countries, weakening soviet control.