Officially, the Soviet Union ended on Christmas Day, 1991, after:

a. A meeting between Gorbachev and the Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow.
b. The former East German leader, Erich Honecker, persuaded Gorbachev to surrender power.
c. A tense showdown between Boris Yeltsin's supporters and the troops sent to occupy the Russian parliament.
d. Gorbachev received a sharply worded letter from President George H. W. Bush.


c. A tense showdown between Boris Yeltsin's supporters and the troops sent to occupy the Russian parliament.

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A) New France. B) British America. C) New Spain. D) the Caribbean.

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Jamestown developed rice as a marketable commercial crop for the colony

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. the October 1929 Stock Market Crash

What will be an ideal response?

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The Comintern was set up to promote Soviet ideas worldwide.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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