The best option from the list would be that "<span>A. Access to rivers and railroads was needed to get manufactured goods to markets," since the factories tended to be very far away from major consumer cities. </span>
<span>relating to or denoting a people speaking an Indo-European language who invaded northern India in the 2nd millennium BC, displacing the Dravidian and other aboriginal</span>
Faith<span> is </span>necessary for salvation<span>. The Lord himself affirms: 'He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he </span>who does<span> not </span>believe<span> will be condemned."
Excerpt from the Bible.</span>
The correct answer is:
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C. To appeal to the dissatisfied, multi-ethnic population of the Soviet Union.
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Gorbachev was not trying "to establish his dominance," as the other answer here had suggested. When Gorbachev came into leadership in the USSR, the Soviet economy was struggling and there were dissidents across the spectrum of the country who called out for reforms and changes.
In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev proposed policies of perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness) in the Soviet Union. Perestroika meant allowing some measure of private enterprise in the Soviet Union. Glasnost meant allowing a bit of freedom in regard to speech and publication.
