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To be able to locate page numbers
Although the emphasis and ranking of priorities were subject to change, two basic goals of Soviet foreign policy remained constant: national security (safeguarding Communist Party rule through internal control and the maintenance of adequate military forces) and, since the late 1940s, influence over Eastern Europe.
He was reluctant because he thought the border states would secede
The WPA (Works Progress Administration) was an American New Deal Agency which employed a very large amount of people, mostly unskilled men to carry out public works projects, like construction of public buildings and roads. The main purpose of the WPA was providing income and jobs for millions of Americans who didn't have opportunity of studying a profesional carreer.