How did Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of glasnost contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
A. The policy of glasnost led to food shortages and extreme inflation,
causing public protests and a political uprising within the Soviet
government.
B. The policy of glasnost encouraged the easing of tensions between
the Soviet Union and the United States, causing many Soviets to
favor democracy.
C. The policy of glasnost forced the Soviet Union to spend money on
weapons and military commitments, exposing its weakened
economy.
D. The policy of glasnost made it easier for citizens to voice their
dissatisfaction with Soviet rule, leading to protests and revolutions
in communist countries.

the answer is D.

Explanation:

The right answer is C.

Explanation:

Glasnost was one of the major political initiatives launched by Soviet Secretary-general Mikhail Gorbachev. For the first time in Soviet history, there was open discussion of many key political and key issues. Gorbachev´s intention was to reform the Communist system, to democratize it and make it less authoritarian. It was sort of a spring in public affairs. Nevertheless, a freer new atmosphere led to protests in many Soviet republics, nationalist sentiments were reborn, political instability ensued. In the last years of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev resembled more and more a wizard that had liberated forces he could not control anymore. His position became too weak after a conservative coup d´etat staged in Moscow. It failed but severely undermined his position and strengthened the standing of the president of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin. The Soviet Union broke apart in December 1991.

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