Which of the following statements about events in the late 1980s and early 1990s marking the end of the Cold War is FALSE?
A) The Berlin Wall, separating East and West Germany, was torn down.
B) Eastern European nations overthrew their communist regimes and established free,
democratic governments.
C) The former Soviet Union split into 15 separate nations.
D) Mass protests in Tiananmen Square led to sweeping democratic reforms in China.
E) The collapse of communism was sparked by the policies of Soviet communist leader
Mikhail Gorbachev.
Answer: D