Question

question 15
which factor directly led to the end of the cold war?
the soviet unions successful test of a nuclear weapon
increased u.s government investment in science education programs
the collapse of communist governments in eastern europe and the soviet union
u.s. support of economic and educational reforms in former communist states

Explanation:

• The Soviet Union's nuclear test was during the early Cold War, not its end.
• U.S. science education investment wasn't a direct end - Cold - War factor.
• The collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union meant the end of the ideological and political conflict central to the Cold War, directly leading to its end.
• U.S. support for reforms in former communist states came after the Cold War ended.

Answer:

C. the collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union