How Many Former Soviet Republics Declared Their Independence When the Soviet

question 33

Multiple Choice

How many former Soviet republics declared their independence when the Soviet Union dissolved and the Cold War came to a close?

• A) Six
• B) Twelve
• C) Ten
• D) Fifty
• E) Eight

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