Answer:
I believe it is supposed to be "role"
Explanation:
When the roommate obtained the cash from the banker, committed a scam or fraud. This is a crime against the estate. The roommate performs a deception by which he makes himself give a patrimonial good by making the banker believe something that is not real.
This question is confusing
1980 was the time at the end (but people didn't know that) of the Cold War, that is the conflict between Capitalism and Communism,
US had a capitalist system and was actively involved in stopping the spread of Communism in Asia and Latin America and this is also the correct answer: stopping the spread of Communism.