The purchase of Alaska was profitable a great deal. First, it must be noted that the purchase was for Geo-political reasons.The actual price was repaid in twenty years through the sale of fur seal skin. In addition, huge deposits of copper,oil and timber hugely exceeded the benefits. currently, it is agreed that the purchase is over 7 times profitable.The fact that the purchase proved profitable implies that the secretary of state was ahead of several of his many critics.
Immediate conflicts:
... The USA had atomic weapons and the USSR did not. (The US would not share that technology with the Soviets.)
... The USSR did not assure that free and fair elections took place in Eastern Europe -- it saw to it that Soviet-aligned governments were installed there.
... Tensions over the East Germany / West Germany and East Berlin / West Berlin division of territory.
Deeper causes:
The USA was committed to capitalism and democratic institutions of government.
The USSR was committed to communism and imposed authoritarian government.
The Cold War was mostly a tension between these worldviews.
Answer:
Speaker Two: I just can't trust our elected officials.
Explanation:
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