It was most likely to Americanize them.
Black Monday occurred on Oct. 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost almost 22% in a single day. The event marked the beginning of a global stock market decline, and Black Monday became one of the most notorious days in financial history.
Glasnost was a signal to other countries that they could get away from communism
Yes also the unrestricted submarine warfare!
Basically it’s mostly because of the rain , the amount of rain that all the plants get is a lot
