I think is the letter B is you answer
Answer:
C. Their elected leaders refused to privatize businesses and institute free-market economies
Explanation:
Many of the former Soviet states found it very difficult to govern themselves. The main reason for this was economic, as the leaders of some of the states didn't allowed privatization of the businesses and to change their economies to market-economies. Good examples of this are the five Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, as well as Azerbaijan and Belarus. All these countries had leaders that acted in a manner similar to that of the Soviet politicians, some reminding a lot of Stalin, or some rightfully bearing the nickname ''Tito'' (after the Yugoslavian leader). They acted like dictators, and in general still do, setting back their countries in their development.
The United States, after sighing their Treaty with Panama, retained the right to defend the Panama Canal at any given time after the Canal was handed over to Panama.
Let me put it to you this way. Lets say you owned a car that took you everywhere you wanted to go. All you had to do is put gas in the tank and keep the engine alive. Then suddenly, the president say that all cars are to be taken away from their owners. Take that anger and times it by 100, and there's your answer.
The south totally relied on the slaves to do all the work for them, including harvesting their most important crop; cotton. Without slaves, the south had no one but themselves to harvest the cotton and other crops by hand. This was way different than their usual lifestyle of luxury and high living. <span />