Communism ended in Poland because
A) of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
B) of pressure from the West.
C) of popular pressure, a partially free election, and the voluntary ceding of power by the Communist authorities.
D) of a violent popular uprising.
E) Gorbachev was seeking reform and less likely to intervene militarily.
Ans: C
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