Following the fall of the Soviet Union, _________ was the name of the loose configuration of states remaining after other non-Soviet nations declared their independence.
a) Coalition of Soviet Nations
b) Commonwealth of Independent States
c) Soviet Commonwealth of States
d) Coaltion of Independent States
Answer: b) Commonwealth of Independent States
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