The correct answer is B) to protect interests in Kuwait's oil fields
The Anglo-Russian Entente was an agreement of 1907, in which Great Britain and the Russian Empire appeased their colonial disputes over Persia, Afghanistan and Tibet. It was signed during the Anglo-Russian Agreement.
It delineated the spheres of influence in Persia, stipulating that no country should interfere in the internal affairs of Tibet and recognizing the control of the British over Afghanistan. This agreement induced the formation of the Triple Entente.
Believe it or not the answer is D: the Hot line was created and a partial ban
Daniel Ellsberg is most famous as the military analyst who leaked "The Pentagon Papers" to the American press in 1971, revealing top secret information about US planning and decision-making in regard to the Vietnam War.
In regard to the question about October of 1969, the Nixon administration was at a point where they wanted to break the stalemate in Vietnam. According to Ellsberg, Nixon believed he could end the war by threatening the use of nuclear weapons against Vietnam, and had actually identified targets for nuclear strikes. Again, according to Ellsberg, the huge Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam demonstration, which included teach-ins and demonstrations all across the United States, convinced President Nixon not to increase the war in that way -- not to threaten nuclear war.
