In reviewing the origins of the Cold War, the text
A)remarked on the unusual nature of intense competition between two societies so heavily influenced by Western civilization.
B)supports the view of many revisionist historians that United States policies drove Stalin to adopt a hostile view of the West.
C)states that both nations were working within a framework conditioned by the past, from their different historical perspectives and their irreconcilable political ambitions.
D)proposes the Cold War actually originated in East Asia.
E)blames the British Labour government for manipulating America into an anti-Soviet policy.

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The text states that both the US and the Soviet Union were working within frameworks conditioned by their past, from their different historical perspectives and their irreconcilable political ambitions. This suggests that the origins of the Cold War were rooted in deeper historical and political factors, rather than just the actions of one side. The other options are either not supported by the text (A, B, D) or are incorrect (E).

In Reviewing the Origins of the Cold War, the Text