Whether national independence movements were communist or not, the United States did not support them because their independence made them less likely to allow their resources to be exploited.

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This statement is false. The United States did, in fact, support some national independence movements, such as those opposing European colonialism in Africa and Asia. The US also supported some anti-communist independence movements during the Cold War, such as in Vietnam and Afghanistan, regardless of whether or not they were likely to allow resource exploitation.

Whether National Independence Movements Were Communist or Not, the United