Why Did the United States Provide a Significant Portion of the Funding

question 77

Multiple Choice

Why did the United States provide a significant portion of the funding to begin the International Development Association after World War II?

• A) It feared that smaller countries would receive aid from the Soviet Union.
• B) It would help cement its stature as a world power.
• C) The United Nations asked for the funding.
• D) No other country was in a position to help to the same degree.

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