Read the following excerpt from michio kaku’s book visions: how science will revolutionize the 21st century. there was also a sense of urgency. the pentagon was worried that the shattered remains of the soviet union might be rebuilt before the united states. following a nuclear war, there would be a race to see who could rebuild their country first. in a scenario of two dazed boxers lying flat on their backs, slowly regaining consciousness, the winner of world war iii would be that country which could stand on its feet first (and so go on to win world war iv). therefore, the pentagon’s priority was to provide scientists with a way to rebuild the country as fast as possible, unimpeded by unnecessary restrictions.
which detail provides the most cultural context for this excerpt about the cold war?
a. there was also a sense of urgency.
b. the pentagon was worried that the shattered remains of the soviet union might be rebuilt before the united states.
c. in a scenario of two dazed boxers lying flat on their backs. .
d. therefore, the pentagon’s priority was to provide scientists with a way to rebuild the country as fast as possible. .

The detail that provides the most cultural context for this excerpt about the Cold War is The Pentagon was worried that the shattered remains of the Soviet Union might be rebuilt before the United States.

Explanation:

The two principal countries involved in the Cold War were the United States of America and the Soviet Union this represents a key factor in term of cultural context, this sets the time and the kind of life and social environment that the countries were living at, the countries were in a big battle and they both fought to win as the comparison in the paragraph with the two boxers.

  the conflict is the challenge the main character need to solve to achieve their goals, is the major literary element because creates challenges in the story by addin uncertainty to if the goal would be achieved. in the story could be more than a single conflict, in fact, most of the stories have a diversity of them. the resolution creates a closure that may or may not be the end of the story.

  the basic types of conflict have been classified as "person againsta nature", "person against person" and "persona against self". nevertheless the basic types, some authors think that it could be more than only three types, for instance:

  i´m gonna give you a little summary about the three basic types that i think are the one importants for the question

  the confict involves stories where characters are against each other, is an external conflict, as in a gun fight or a robbery or it could be more subtle between the desires of the characters as in a love story. this type of conflict is very common in traditional literature, fairy tales and myths.

  is an external conflict between the character and an animal or a force of nature, like a tornado,a storm or even a rain. a great example of this is ernest hemingway´s "the old man and the sea"   in which the main character struggle with a marlin when he was fishing.

  in this case the conflict is internal, the character must overcome her or his own nature or make a choice between two paths.

  i hope the answer is correct and you. regards