What were the groups of private citizens who pledged to defend their communities called?

Is the idea of containment relevant to american foreign and policy today why or why not

How did tyrants attempt to gain the approval of common citizens?

In the 1980s, more russians worked to encourage change in the government by a) establishing a new political system. b) rallying for democratic reforms. c) supporting the democratic system. d) resisting gorbachev’s reforms.