Question

question 6 of 24 which of the following was a major cause of the fall of european communism in the late 20th century? a. the soviet union stationed nuclear missiles in cuba. b. the soviet economy suffered hyperinflation. c. popular uprisings took place across eastern europe. d. southeast asia experienced democratic revolutions.

Explanation:

In the late 20th - century, popular uprisings across Eastern Europe, such as the revolutions of 1989, were a major factor in the fall of European communism. The Cuban Missile Crisis (A) was in the 1960s and not a cause of the late - 20th - century fall of European communism. The Soviet Union did not experience hyperinflation in the way typically associated with the fall of communism (B). Democratic revolutions in Southeast Asia (D) were not related to the fall of European communism.

Answer:

C. Popular uprisings took place across Eastern Europe.