The Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in 1979 was followed by the promulgation of the Carter Doctrine, which stated that United States military power would be used to ensure Western access to Middle Eastern oil reserves. This policy had significant implications for U.S. foreign policy in the region for decades to come. None of the other options are accurate to the events of the 1970s.

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During the 1970s

Question 109

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During the 1970s,

A) President Ford altered the world power balance by his unexpected visit to China.
B) President Ford established the standard that the superpowers should have twenty times as many missiles as the rest of the world's military forces had in total.
C) the Soviet occupation of, and ultimate war in, Afghanistan was followed by the promulgation of the Carter Doctrine, which stated that United States military power would be used to insure Western access to Middle Eastern oil reserves.
D) Soviet officials feared that the "Vietnam Syndrome" might cause the United States to use its military forces in almost any setting.
E) Richard Nixon was defeated in his 1972 reelection campaign.

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