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According to the passage, who is being hurt by Guatemala’s reforms?

A
Honduras and El Salvador
B
upper classes and foreign businesses
C
the population of Central America
D
the workers and peasants
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Which elements did you include in your response? Select all that apply.

A
Guatemala, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, or Egypt
B
support of civil war or coup d'état
C
the USSR’s use of proxy wars to promote communism
D
the US’s use of proxy wars to promote democracy
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Why does the US State Department see Guatemala’s reforms as a threat?

A
The reforms were anticapitalist and might encourage other nations to take similar action.
B
The upper class could overpower the lower class and allow communism to spread.
C
The lower classes were gaining control, and therefore democracy was growing in popularity.
D
The reforms were procapitalist and would result in increased poverty in the region.
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According to the USSR, who "needs” the proposed military blocs in the Middle East?

A
countries in the Middle East
B
the United States and Britain
C
the Soviet Union
D
independent nations
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What is the main message of the passage issued by the USSR’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

A
The Middle East should fear the United States and Great Britain, not the Soviet Union.
B
The United States and Great Britain only want peace and equality among nations.
C
The Soviet Union is being aggressive to protect its Middle Eastern investments.
D
The Soviet Union fears that the United States and Britain will use nuclear weapons.
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Why does President Carter state that the US Congress will wait to pass the SALT II treaty?

A
He believes that the USSR will use nuclear weapons against the United States.
B
He believes that the USSR will use nuclear weapons against the Middle East.
C
He believes that the actions of the USSR should make the United States question its security.
D
He believes that the United Nations should be consulted on any arms-reduction agreement.
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What is the main idea of this passage?

A
“Freedom fighters” are generally anticommunism.
B
Civil wars posed little threat to the United States or to the USSR.
C
Proxy wars were safer for the world than any “hot war” fought by the United States and USSR.
D
Nuclear war was safer than the war waged by the USSR in Angola.
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Use what you have learned in the lesson and the documents provided in the assignment to answer the question:Why did the United States and USSR engage in proxy wars during the Cold War?

Answer:

The United States and USSR engaged in proxy wars to compete for global influence and spread their opposing ideologies without fighting each other directly. Because both nations possessed nuclear weapons, proxy wars allowed them to support governments or rebel groups in other countries while avoiding the risk of a direct, catastrophic war.

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