The Principal Reason Stalin Wanted Control of the Countries of Eastern

question 35

Multiple Choice

The principal reason Stalin wanted control of the countries of Eastern Europe was

• A)his desire for global communist domination.
• B)to antagonize the United States and lure them into war.
• C)to seize their valuable natural resources,which the Soviet Union lacked.
• D)to protect the Soviet Union from once again falling into hostile hands.

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