I believe the correct answer is D
The event was called the Great Purge. Several Soviet officials and high ranking people were arrested during this event. Some were even executed.
The Mongolian People's Republic was a Soviet satellite from 1924 to 1991. It was so tightly controlled by the Soviet Union that it ceased to exist in February 1992, less than two months after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
The British army led by Cornwallis faced defeat in the battle of Yorktown.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Yorktown was the last battle place in the American Revolutionary War. The British troops led by Cornwallis finally surrendered in the Battle of Yorktown. The Continental Army was under the control of Nathaniel Greene and they applied several brilliant war tactics.
When the British troops retreated to Yorktown George Washington led his army down from the North. By this time the French navy also moved to the coast near Yorktown after defeating the British navy. After eleven days of war the British troops finally surrendered by accepting the terms of George Washington.
