By the end of 1991, the Soviet Union:
A) remained firmly under Communist control despite communism's collapse in Eastern Europe
B) had fallen apart
C) still had the world's largest nuclear arsenal
D) enjoyed a booming economy due to trade with the United States
E) was torn by civil war

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By the end of 1991, the Soviet Union had fallen apart. The Communist government had collapsed, and the country dissolved into 15 independent republics. This was due to a variety of factors, including economic troubles, political unrest, and nationalist movements within the different regions of the Soviet Union.

By the End of 1991, the Soviet Union