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Q: What was the goal of the U.S. policy of containment in the years following World War 2?
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What the policy of apartheid used in South Africa in the years following World War 2?

it prevented nonwhite South Africans


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It prevented nonwhite South Africans from fully participating in politics.


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What did the Soviets want from the united States when Nixon's took office in 1969?

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What is the most accurately characterizes the policy followed bt the US in the years between world war 1 and World war2?

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