How do these images of the man with the hammer in Berlin and "Tank Man" in Beijing's Tiananmen Square tell two different stories about Communism in Eastern Europe and China in the late 1980s?
A) Eastern European nations suffered severe retaliations for demonstrating against Communism,
while Chinese officials responded with economic and political reforms.
B) Soviet troops invaded protesting Eastern European nations, while the Chinese were more
responsive to human rights.
C) The man with the hammer was arrested and probably executed for his actions, while "Tank
Man" became known for his defense of human rights.
D) Communism in most of Eastern Europe fell through peaceful demonstrations, while
demonstrators in China were unsuccessful in their attempts to bring about reform.
D
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