Which of the following is a reflection of the goals of the united states during the cold war?

persuade countries to govern democratically
policy of containment
maintain a strong and stable western europe
continuation of the arms race
all of the above

The correct answer is: "all of the above"

In the Cold War era, the US had adopted the containment strategy that aimed to stop the expansion of communism and of the influence of the URSS throughout the world. Instead, the US promoted democratical goverments and liberal market economies. It was crucial for the US to expand its influence over Western Europe and to keep the region strong, as the URSS already had many Eastern European countries under its orbit, which had become soviet republics.

Moreover, URSS and US started parallel arms races and they fiercely competed in this field, aiming to demonstrate which one was actually the main world superpower.

in 1803 the louisiana purchase took place, doubling the size of the country. by 1840 almost 7 million americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous. the belief that settlers were destined to expand to the west is often referred to as manifest destiny.

explanation:

the correct answer is “opportunity cost”. opportunity cost is what a company misses out because it decided in one option over another one. in this case, the company decided to invest in building a factory so it gave up another possible benefit or profit in order to achieve success with the factory.  

trade-off is not the correct answer since it is a situation in which you accept losing something in return for benefits in other areas.

and finally, consequence is a general term used to accept what it comes when you make a decision. it can be a positive or negative consequence depending if the decision you took was the correct one.