Driving at 55 miles per hour saves gas
My guess on this question would be : Cold War .During Cold War USSR and USA were investing huge money in defenses and military technology to show each other they are powerful. Though its called Cold 'War' there was no war. There were no fighting. Just show.
The Soviet Union supported Communist China, and pretty much everyone else supported Nationalist China during the Chinese civil war.
<span> They enforce rules that control conduct within a population. - beanz:) </span>