The correct answer is Option A) Perestroika
The picture of a McDonald's in Russia is one the finest examples of Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of
Perestroika.
Perestroika was a reformist political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Literally translated as 'Restructuring' Mikhail Gorbachev and many of his colleagues believed that the Soviet Union required urgent social and economic reforms to grow and strengthen the country.
It led to the opening up of Russia, more economic freedom and even a move towards democracy.
Historians cite the policy as one the leading causes for the fall of the Soviet Union.
Answer:
The spread and influence of Islamic culture was dramatically curtailed by Abdal-Rahman's 732 C.E./A.D. defeat at the:
A) Battle of Tours
Explanation:
Umayyad Caliphate was considered one of the greatest caliphates in Islamic history. In the 7th century, they dominated the Mediterranean and took over the remain of Roman and Persian Empires. In 711, the Umayyad invaded and conquered Spain, which brought Islamic culture into the Europe.
As Islam started to spread in Europe, the de facto rule of Francia (France), Charles Martel, decided to build his own army, so he could fight this threat. The Caliph of Umayyad's at that time, Abdal-Rehman, didn't know about this.
Charles Martel caught Abdal-Rehman and his army off-guard, near the place of Tours, and charged on them, which resulted in a defeat for the Umayyad Caliphate. This battle was named as Battle of Tours.
If Abdal-Rehman would have won, the majority of the world would have been Muslim. His defeat stopped the spread of Islam in Europe
Answer:
While Communist China did have an immoral leader, Mao tse-tung, the Communist Party was able to adapt to the times by putting economic reform before political reform. Ultimately this historically brilliant move led by Deng Xiaoping was arguably what kept the Communist Party in rule in China for many years to come, among other things.
Explanation:
The last country to abolish slavery (in the Western world) was Brazil. It abolished slavery in 1888, by the time that almost 4 million slaves were transported from Africa to Brazil.
In the whole world, Mauritania was the last country to abolish slavery.
In the Scott v. Sandford case, Sandford's argument was based on the Missouri Compromise.
