Which statement best describes the Cold War in 1989?
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A. Soviet and American tensions were at their highest.
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B. Communism was spreading across Eastern Europe.
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C. The Cold War was coming to an end.
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D. The United States lost influence to the Soviet Union.
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C is correct (Communism was coming to an end).

Explanation: In fact, Communism never took place (at least not in the way that Marx and his Soviet followers predicted). There is a big difference between Communism-ideology and Communism-regime. To bring idea down to earth has been always a problem for humans. In this case the problem was already a human being as conceived by Communists. Communism got incredibly popular (1. after the revolution in 1917 and 2. aftter the WW II) but since then illusionary part of all the story had been revealing itself...slowly. First revealing moment was 1956 in Hungary, then Prague Spring in 1968 and then Solidarity Movement in Poland in early 1980s. So called "Communism" (that never realized Communist ideas) was unable to work in reality, with real human beings.

when studying cause and effect, historians usually group the causes into different categories. for example, cultural causes reflect how a society’s literature and art convey the way the society saw itself in relation to the rest of the world. another resource that historians use to understand society is pop culture, which tells them the trends and ideas that are preferred by the common people. when studying cause and effect, it’s important to remember multiple causation, or the idea that an effect could have several causes and vice versa.  

the correct option is “cultural causes” since art and literature are related to the culture of a place. culture is determined by literature, art, music.

the correct option is “pop culture” since it reflects the likes and ideas of common people whereas the rest of the options do not focus on common people.  

the correct option is “multiple causation” since it refers to the idea that events are caused by multiple reasons, not just a single one.