No. Actually the United States of America is a Republic.
It may be a form of democracy but as history proven, this form of government always ends up with corrupt politicians. Democracy may be a nice thing to believe in but unfortunately, it has led to mob rule.
Answer:
The historical event reflected in this passage symbolized the ideological tensions between
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democracy and communism
Explanation:
The reason behind this is that in the first place the conflict started because in both cases one form of government was being promoted by the governments that practiced it. Democracy was promoted by democratic countries because they believed it was the best government system choice, while in contrast, the communist countries promoted communism in the same way.