Why did soviet leader gorbachev pursue glasnost and perestroika?

The soviet union was facing serious economic and political problems, is the right answer.

Explanation:

The Glasnost and Perestroika were the political and economic reforms in Soviet Russia. These reforms were an attempt to save the economy and political collapse of USSR. These reforms were introduced in a hope to introduce communism to the people of Russia. However, these reforms were enacted very late, which caused complete destruction of Eastern Russian Government as well as the USSR.

the map that was shown mostly had eastern asia highlighted. the answer would mostly likely be "the spread of communism into eastern asia set the stage for the korean war."

hopefully this .