The events discussed in the passage concern which of the following global trends characterizing the
conclusion of the Cold War in the late 1980s?
O Restrictions on the exchange of cultural information
across national borders
O Eruption of multiple revolutions between factions
supported by each of the superpowers
O Largely nonviolent replacement of communist
political systems with democratic movements
Political change brought about by improvements in
the standard of living experienced in communist
countries