A democracy movement in China:
A) was brutally crushed by the government
B) was the major inspiration for reforms in the Soviet Union
C) received the military support of the United States
D) toppled that country's Communist government
E) inspired China's leaders to allow a freer press

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The democracy movement in China, which began in 1989 with protests in Tiananmen Square, was brutally crushed by the government. On June 4, 1989, the government declared martial law and sent in troops and tanks to disperse the protesters, resulting in a violent crackdown that led to hundreds, possibly thousands, of deaths.

A Democracy Movement in China