I think it might be C, but I am not 100% sure.
<span>A result of the attempted coup against the Soviet government in 1991 was that B. Soviet states began to declare independence. As you already know, the Soviet Union consisted of many countries, such as today's Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, and many others. Well, after the coup, all of these countries wanted to separate from the Union and become countries of their own, and wanted their independence from the Union, which happened that same year.</span>