What led to the collapse of the soviet union and the eventual independence of the soviet republics in central asia and the caucasus?
a. the expansion of the russian empire
b. growing economic problems in the soviet union
c. the conquest of the soviet union by the ottoman empire
d. an increase in international trade

growing enonomic problems in the soviet union

the effect of the ming leaders banning ships with more than two masts was that there was no further construction of ships masts, because there was a surplus. ming emperors disallowed foreign exploration

the phoenix dragon in the persian art reflect the alebrijes artistic styles