COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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(1) exploit the mineral resources of the regions
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(2) support governments that would remain strong allies
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(3) stop the expansion of Japan into the Middle East
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(4) establish independent nation-states in the regions
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Detailed explanation-1: -In what ways were U.S. involvement in Vietnam and Soviet involvement in Afghanistan similar? Just like the United States in Vietnam the Soviets found themselves stuck. And like the Vietcong in Vietnam, rebel forces outmaneuvered a military superpower.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the world’s largest communist powers, both the Soviet Union and China gave moral, logistic and military support to North Vietnam. They hoped to build and expand communism in the Asia.
Detailed explanation-3: -What did the U.S. and its allies want during the Soviet-Afghan War? How did they try to meet their goals? The US and its allies wanted to contain the spread of communism in Afghanistan. They achieved this goal by sending supplies, military training, and funding to the mujahideen (anti-communists).