Which of the Following Was not an Important Reason for the Break-Up

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not an important reason for the break-up of the Soviet Union?

• A) A CIA plot designed to undermine the Soviet Union
• B) Eastern European independence movement of 1989
• C) Mikhail Gorbachev
• D) Widespread poverty
• E) The American policy of containment in conjunction with the arms race

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