Question

Which detail provides the most cultural context for this excerpt about the Cold War? 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. In a scenario of two dazed boxers lying flat on their backs. . . . Therefore, the Pentagon’s priority was to provide scientists with a way to rebuild the country as fast as possible. . . .

Answer 1

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: ". Therefore, the Pentagon’s priority was to provide scientists with a way to rebuild the country as fast as possible. " This is the detail that provides the most cultural context for this excerpt about the Cold War.

Answer 2

The detail that provides the most cultural context from the excerpt about the Cold War is the following: 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. That phrase gives the most cultural context reference about the Cold War as there was a constant tension between both powers. There were plenty of different possible scenarios in which either of them would win over the other one, including a possible nuclear war. The sensation of uncertainty was reigning through the Cold War era.

This excerpt belongs to the book called "Visions: how Science will revolutionize the 21st Century" written by American theoretical physicist Michio Kaku and first published in 1997.