The August 1991 coup in the Soviet Union failed because
a. it lacked the support of the Communist Party.
b. it was led by Gorbachev loyalists who were unpopular.
c. the military bowed to popular pressure to continue on the path towards democracy.
d. Boris Yeltsin crushed the coup with military forces from outlying regions of Moscow.
c
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European nations built fortified trading outposts called __________ along the West African shore.
a. factories b. forts c. markets d. plantations
The politburo refers to
a. the agricultural bureau established to collect state grain. b. the ruthless secret police organization. c. the office charged with eliminating the influence of the Orthodox Church. d. a small, intimate group of Communist Party leaders. e. a group of intellectuals employed by the government to promote Marxist and Leninist thought.
The majority of sexual minority girls/women report which of the following?
A. their first same-sex attraction being sexual B. their first same-sex attraction being emotional C. their first same-sex sexual contact being with a romantic partner D. their first same-sex sexual contact being with a stranger
________ was a native of Genoa sailing in the employ of England near the end of the fifteenth century.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).