B. The Soviet Union and its satellite nations
The Soviet Union installed communist governments in neighboring nations (called satellite nations) in order to create a buffer to protect from an attack on their country. When the Berlin Wall (the "Iron Curtain") was built the nations behind the Wall were isolated from the other nations. These nations were rejected aid from the United States by the Soviet Union.
It would be the Netherlands that was the European country that originally settled the colony that would later become known as New York, since the city's original title was "New Amsterdam"--named after the capital city of the Netherlands.
United States did not like communism in the 50's and 60's. So they fought proxy wars with the U.S.S.R., now dissolved in to different countries.
Answer: Before the Scientific Revolution, most educated people who studied the world took guidance from the explanations given by authorities like ancient Greek writers and Catholic Church officials. After the Scientific Revolution, educated people placed more importance on what they observed and less on what they were told.
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