Why did the August 1991 attempted coup by the Communist old guard in the Soviet Union fail?
A) Massive popular resistance rallied around Boris Yeltsin.
B) Gorbachev used the Red Army to crush the rebels.
C) NATO threatened to intervene.
D) The old guard was unable to decide on a new leader.
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