Use the information to answer the question As leader of the Soviet Union in the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev introduced reforms to improve the Soviet economy and increase the standard of living of the Soviet people.

What caused many of the economic problems that the Soviet Union faced at the time?

A.
The Soviet Union spent too much money on the arms race.

B.
The Soviet Union discouraged industrialization.

C.
The Soviet Union lacked access to natural resources.

D.
The Soviet Union did not regulate its economy.