Why Did the United States Offer Financial Assistance to Taiwan,Korea,and

question 78

Multiple Choice

Why did the United States offer financial assistance to Taiwan,Korea,and Israel after World War II?

• A) because the United States felt a moral responsibility to these nations as the worst victims of Hitler's regime
• B) because the United States believed these nations were the most politically important
• C) because these nations exhibited the most need of all the nations after World War II
• D) because, due to widespread prejudice, no one else would assist these nations

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