Which Statement About the Events That Occurred in the Soviet

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the events that occurred in the Soviet Union in December 1991 is FALSE?

• A) Boris Yeltsin was president of the Russian Republic.
• B) The Congress of People's Deputies denied Yeltsin the temporary power to rule by decree.
• C) One of the largest empires in history came to an end.
• D) Gorbachev resigned and turned over his power as commander-in-chief to Yeltsin.
• E) The Soviet Union was replaced by a commonwealth of independent states.

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