Which of the following is one of the three main reasons for the spread of democracy?
A) New information and communication technologies have broken down the ability of the state to control access to uncensored information.
B) Totalitarian regimes delivered economic progress to the bulk of their populations but not enough to the power brokers.
C) Democratic regimes failed to deliver economic progress to the vast bulk of their populations.
D) Economic advances in the past quarter-century have led to the emergence of a class of ruling elite.

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There are three main reasons for the spread of democracy. First, many totalitarian regimes failed to deliver economic progress to the vast bulk of their populations. Second, new information and communication technologies have broken down the ability of the state to control access to uncensored information. Third, in many countries the economic advances of the past quarter-century have led to the emergence of increasingly prosperous middle and working classes who have pushed for democratic reforms.

Which of the Following Is One of the Three Main