The Conventional, or "Orthodox," View of Cold War History Holds

question 16

Multiple Choice

The conventional, or "orthodox," view of cold war history holds whom or what most responsible for beginning this conflict?

• A) Truman and his aggressive policies
• B) American economic imperialism
• C) Stalin's quest for world domination
• D) mistakes and overreactions by both the United States and the Soviet Union
• E) the collapse of British and French power at the end of World War II

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Abyssal Plane

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Seismic-Reflection Profiling

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Seismic-Reflection Profile

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