Randall Collins and David Waller Attribute the Collapse of Communism

question 46

Multiple Choice

Randall Collins and David Waller attribute the collapse of Communism to:

• A) a "state breakdown" rooted in the overextension of the Soviet "empire"
• B) the delegitimation of the Communist state
• C) the moral decadence and decay of the Communist system
• D) the will of the masses for a different kind of social and economic system

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