The term "ethnic cleansing" is associated with the tragedy which occurred in
A. the Czech Republic, with the breakup of Czechoslovakia.
B. Bosnia, during the breakup of Yugoslavia.
C. Poland, with the overthrow of the Communist government by Solidarity.
D. the Ukraine, with the atomic explosion at Chernobyl.
E. East Germany, with the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Answer: B
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