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The fall of communism in 1989-1990 in Eastern Europe was caused primarily by which of the following?

a. widespread unemployment and homelessness
b. Soviet leader Gorbachev's refusal to maintain communism by force
c. a loss of confidence among communist leaders of those nations
d. a negotiated settlement of the Cold War by the United States and the Soviet Union
e. an invasion of the Eastern bloc by members of NATO

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Answer:

Its C

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The fall of communism in 1989-1990 in Eastern Europe was primarily caused by a loss of confidence among communist leaders of those nations.

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The answer is B. Due to Gorbachev’s refusal to maintain communism by force Eastern Europe communism fell and went to democracies and modern day republics. Basically in the simplest terms Gorbachev just pretty much allowed the fall of Communism and the end of the Soviet Union.
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