What Was a Key Reason for Hungary's Relatively Smooth Transition

question 23

Multiple Choice

What was a key reason for Hungary's relatively smooth transition from communism to capitalism?

• A)It was already a mixed economy and not a complete command economy in the Soviet model.
• B)It was communist in name only and thoroughly capitalist even before the fall of the USSR.
• C)The Soviets encouraged economic reform and democratic pluralism in the last years of communism.
• D)Violent revolution in 1989 eradicated all hard-line communists in the country, eliminating opposition.
• E)The Soviets blocked Western investment and interference in Hungary's affairs before the end of communism.

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