Why Did the End of the Cold War Lead to Outbreaks

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Multiple Choice

Why did the end of the Cold War lead to outbreaks of violence in the Balkans?

• A) Protesters were no longer afraid of being deported to Soviet labor camps if they acted violently.
• B) Developers and transnational corporations were fighting over access to the limited industrial infrastructure available in the region.
• C) People sought revenge against those whom they believed had treated them unfairly under communism.
• D) Demagogues led people to see themselves as citizens of ethnically defined nations rather than pluralistic communities.

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