Due to decades of colonization and their recent independence, which region has had a difficult time establishing stable democracies? a. latin america b. china c. africa d. europe in 1989, students gathered in tiananmen square in china to protest the communist government. the protestors wanted more freedoms and openness in their government. how did the government respond to these protests? a. the chinese government allowed the protests to go on b. the chinese government listened to the students and made reforms to allow some democratic freedoms for citizens c. the chinese government got rid of communism and adopted a full democracy. d. the chinese government sent tanks and troops to put down the protests. with most countries having strict theocracies, which region has very few functional democracies? a. middle east b. south asia c. europe d. latin america