During the cold war, what was the stated main objective of the united states in engaging in proxy wars against the soviet union? a. to spread democracy b. to secure oil reserves c. to empower developing nations d. to end socialism

The correct answer is option A. "to spread democracy". During the Cold War, the USSR and the U.S faced each other in many proxy wars, including the conflicts of Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Angola. The main objective of the U.S. was to spread democracy and weakened the communism of the USSR.

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.