19 Regarding the reasons of the ending of the Cold War, which of the following statement is incorrect? (A) Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was strongly resented by the West countries due to his refusal to undertake reform. (B) Soviet economy nearly collapsed because of the arms race and war of military intervention against Afghanistan. (C) Unification of Germany accelerated the pace of the end of the Cold War. (D) The declaration of independence of the three Baltic states from Soviet Union gave the first shot leading to the ending of the Cold War.