All of the Following Are Cited in the Text as Reasons

question 9

Multiple Choice

All of the following are cited in the text as reasons for the expansion of the U.S. foreign policy agenda in the wake of World War II except

• A) the weakened international economic position the United States found itself in at the end of the war.
• B) the decline of the major European capitalist powers.
• C) the growth of nationalism in newly independent countries in Asia and Africa.
• D) the challenge posed by the Soviet Union.
• E) the risk of a resumption of prewar economic depression.

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