The coup against Gorbachev in 1991 failed because
A) hardliners backed him in order to preserve the Communist party.
B) the republics seeking greater independence within the U.S.S.R. refused to ratify the union treaty.
C) Yeltsin rallied support for Gorbachev.
D) crowds rallied in the street and defeated several KGB units.
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