Question

question 10 of 10
a group of small countries are located between two incredibly powerful empires. the empires are bitter rivals with different economic and political philosophies. each empire promises the small countries benefits in exchange for adopting its preferred ideology, but the small countries do not want to become involved with the empires tense rivalry. instead, they all agree to make no alliances with either empire. this scenario is most similar to which of the following cold war ideas?

a. communism
b. arms race
c. nonalignment
d. proxy wars

Explanation:

The scenario describes small nations avoiding alignment with two rival powerful empires, mirroring the Cold War concept where countries chose not to side with either the U.S.-led Western bloc or the Soviet-led Eastern bloc. Communism is an ideology, not a policy of avoiding alliances. The Arms Race refers to competing weapons buildup, and proxy wars are conflicts where major powers fight through smaller states, neither matching the scenario.

Answer:

C. Nonalignment