What patently shallow and flawed analogy was sometimes made between the Cold War and the Peloponnesian War?
a. that the United States was Athens, a democracy and naval power, while the Soviet Union was Sparta, given that it was a land-locked nation with slave labor camps
b. that the United States was Athens, as the world’s largest superpower, while the Soviet Union was Sparta, as a rival for global hegemony
c. that the United States was Athens, as a regional and rising hegemon, while South Korean was Corcyra, when asking for assistance after an invasion by Soviet-backed North Korea
d. the Soviet Union was Corinth, while Afghanistan was Corcyra, leading the United States to take on the role of Athens and help Corcyra
Answer: A
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A. The Soviet Union whole-heartedly accepted the United States' political systems. B. The Soviet Union considered the United States a major threat to democracy. C. The United States approved of Soviet attempts to spread communist systems to other countries. D. The wartime alliance between the United Stated and the Soviet Union became stronger. E. The Soviet Union opposed the United States' economic systems.
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