According to the Text, During the Cold War

question 28

Multiple Choice

According to the text, during the Cold War

• A) the Soviet Union had a sphere of influence, but the United States did not.
• B) neither the United States nor the Soviet Union had a sphere of influence.
• C) the United States sponsored the Warsaw Pact, and the Soviet Union organized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
• D) there was never any real threat of a nuclear war.
• E) nuclear war almost resulted from the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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