The Ending of the Cold War

question 99

Multiple Choice

The ending of the Cold War

• A) led to the immediate decline of U.S. military power in the world.
• B) did not change the nature of American domestic politics.
• C) left the U.S. as the last military "superpower."
• D) was not important to the outcome of the 1992 presidential election.
• E) pushed the US into a period of severe economic decline.

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