Mikhail

Gorbachev

introduces

perestroika.

Which statement best completes the diagram?

O

A. The Soviet Union shifts away from a command economy,

O B. Soviet leaders abandon the foreign policy strategy of détente.

O C. The Soviet Union ends its participation in all proxy wars.

O

D. Soviet citizens are encouraged to criticize the government.

A. The Soviet Union shifts away from a command economy,

Explanation:

Soviet reformist leader Mikhail Gorbachev attempted to introduce private entrepreneurship in the Soviet economy, reduce the central command economy and allow regions and republics to make more decisions about their own issues. In the end, he did not succeed, economic liberalization failed to revive a stagnant economy.