What led directly to separatist movements in eastern europe in the 1990s?
a. the unification of germany
b. the fall of the ottoman empire
c. the rise of socialism
d. the fall of the communist government in yugoslavia

D. THE FALL OF THE COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT IN YUGOSLAVIA led directly to separatist movements in Easter Europe in the 1990s.

The absence of a Soviet threat to the integrity and unity of Yugoslavia and its constituent parts meant that a powerful incentive for unity and cooperation was removed.

European states united because they all faced one enemy; the Soviet. However, when the threat of Soviet attacks diminished, European states wanted to wean themselves from each other and become independent.

It covered the territory of land across eurasia from northeastern europe to the pacific ocean.