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The August 1991 Coup in the Soviet Union Failed Because

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The August 1991 coup in the Soviet Union failed because


A) it lacked the support of the Communist Party.
B) it was led by Gorbachev loyalists who were unpopular.
C) the military bowed to popular pressure to continue on the path towards democracy.
D) Boris Yeltsin crushed the coup with military forces from outlying regions of Moscow.

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