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