Gorbachev Blamed the Failure of His Liberalizing Policies in the Soviet

Multiple Choice

Gorbachev blamed the failure of his liberalizing policies in the Soviet Union on

A) dark domestic forces that conspired against him.
B) their application only when the situation had deteriorated beyond remedy.
C) a political culture and tradition unprepared for "a law-based state."
D) destructive pressure from outside the Soviet Union.
E) his own failure to promote them with sufficient vigor.