What contributed to the end of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe?
A) The American economy grew exponentially during the early Bush administration, leading to close ties in trade to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
B) Gorbachev rejected calls to democratize Soviet life and turned his attention to domestic policy to preserve communism at home instead of investing in Eastern Europe.
C) Bush's close working relationship with most congressional Republicans enabled him to pass sweeping legislation that made the end of the cold war inevitable.
D) Bush's lack of foreign policy experience led him to focus on domestic issues, which gave the Soviets space to topple the Eastern European governments themselves.
E) With his eyes on the future, Gorbachev sought harmony and trade with the West and renounced the history of Soviet intervention in other Communist countries.

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Gorbachev's push for harmony and trade with the West and his renunciation of Soviet intervention in other Communist countries contributed to the end of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe. This created a more permissive environment for opposition movements in these countries, and ultimately led to their downfall. The American economy and Bush's foreign policy played a role, but were not the primary factors in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe.

What Contributed to the End of Communist Regimes in Eastern