Was picked for political leadership because of his record as a kgb data interpreter. had spent many years in the gulag. was the well-placed son of the head of the state oil-refining corporation. had moved up rapidly since his appointment to the party central committee in 1978. had supported mao zedong against nikita khrushchev.

Full Question:

Mikhail Gorbachev

A. was the well-placed son of the head of the state oil-refining corporation.

B. was picked for political leadership because of his record as a KGB data interpreter.

C. had moved up rapidly since his appointment to the Party Central Committee in 1978.

D. had spent many years as a farmer.

E. had supported Mao Zedong against Nikita Khrushchev.

C. had moved up rapidly since his appointment to the Party Central Committee in 1978.

Explanation:

Full name Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev known as

Mikhail Gorbachev was a Soviet official and the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. He was president of the Soviet Union from in 1990 to 1991. He tried to democratize his country and led to the failure and breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. He was also given Nobel Prize awards in 1990 for ending the post war domination of eastern Europe by the Soviet Union. Gorbachev rose through the ranks rapidly after being appointed to the party central in 1978. This was in his appointment as Secretary of the Central Committee in November 1978.