What contributed to the end of communist regimes in eastern europe?

a) the american economy grew exponentially during the early bush administration, leading to close ties in trade to the soviet union and eastern europe

b) with his eyes on the future, gorbachev sought harmony and trade with the west and renounced the history of soviet intervention in other communist countries

c) bush’s lack of foreign policy experience led him to focus on domestic issues, which gave the soviets space to topple the eastern european governments themselves

d) gorbachev rejected calls to democratize soviet life and turned his attention to domestic policy to preserve communism at home instead of investing in eastern europe

e) bush’s close working relationship with most congressional republicans enabled him to pass sweeping legislation that made the end of the cold war inevitable