Summarize what the renaissance was and why you think it was important. Could we be having an enlightenment period now that we have a new president?

to act quickly in times of danger to the united states

because you have to act quickly if you want to live/survive.

to reform the distraught soviet union, the democratization of the communist party was promoted through party secretary mikhail gorbachev's policies of “perestroika” and “glasnost.” perestroika refers to the reconstruction of the political and economic system established by the communist party.