How Did the Soviet Focus on Social and Economic Rights

question 41

Multiple Choice

How did the Soviet focus on social and economic rights in the Cold War human rights debate affect American attitudes?

• A) It caused millions of Americans to be jealous and get curious about the Soviet Union.
• B) It inspired American politicians to invoke the example of the Soviet Union in order to push for bolder reincarnations of the New Deal.
• C) In the climate of anticommunist hysteria, it prompted many Americans to condemn these rights as a first step to socialism.
• D) It gave Americans comfort to know that their own emphasis on social and economic rights placed them far ahead of the Soviet Union.
• E) It secured voting rights for women along with a quota system for political leadership positions.

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