One of the Underlying Causes for the End of the Cold

question 54

Multiple Choice

One of the underlying causes for the end of the Cold War was

• A)the fall of Khrushchev in the Soviet Union and election of Reagan in the United States.
• B)financial difficulties for both the superpowers and the unbearable expenses of the arms race.
• C)peace movements in both countries.
• D)the end of the Afghan War.
• E)the death of Gorbachev.

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