• The United States offered aid to Turkey (1947).

• The Soviet Union helped finance the Aswan

Dam in Egypt (1956).

• A coup d’état in Iraq was supported by the

United States (1963).

Which conclusion about the Middle East can be

drawn from these situations that occurred during

the Cold War?

(1) It served as a key ally for the Soviet Union.

(2) It developed a policy of appeasement.

(3) It became a site of strategic competition

between the superpowers.

(4) It allowed the United Nations to establish the

region’s foreign policies.