What happened after the attempted Soviet coup in 1991? Check all that apply.The Soviet Union dissolved.Gorbachev was assassinated.The Commonwealth of Independent States was formed.Former Soviet republics declared their independence.Only Russia, led by Yeltsin, declared its independence.
Answer
A
The Soviet Union dissolved.
B
Gorbachev was assassinated.
C
The Commonwealth of Independent States was formed.
D
Former Soviet republics declared their independence.
E
Only Russia, led by Yeltsin, declared its independence.
Explanation
After the failed August 1991 coup, the Soviet Union weakened rapidly and dissolved by the end of that year. Several former Soviet republics declared independence, and the Commonwealth of Independent States was formed by some of the newly independent states. Gorbachev was not assassinated, and Russia was not the only republic to declare independence.
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