When Hardline Communists Attempted a Coup Against Gorbachevthat Would Re-Establish

question 30

Multiple Choice

When hardline Communists attempted a coup against Gorbachevthat would re-establish the Communist dictatorship

• A) Muscovites applauded the action.
• B) he was quickly hustled off to Siberia for six months.
• C) they lost the support of the KGB to Yeltsin.
• D) he emerged as an even stronger leader of the Soviet Union.
• E) they succeeded in delaying the disintegration of the Soviet Union for two years.

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Definitions:

Hydroboration-Oxidation

A two-step chemical reaction that converts alkenes into neutral alcohols via the addition of borane followed by oxidation.

Alkenes

Unsaturated hydrocarbons containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond, with the general formula CnH2n.

Stereochemistry

The study of the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms within molecules and the impact of this arrangement on chemical reactions and properties.

Product

A substance that is formed as the result of a chemical reaction.