Summary
After the Cold War, international relations between allied nations became more difficult. Leaders of previously allied nations were required conduct tactful economic negotiations for the purpose of not triggering tensions that were previously overlooked.
Strongly Supported Conclusions
Bonds between nations are strengthened by a common enemy, and this bond enables nations to overlook otherwise problematic economic tensions.
A
International economic competition is a greater cause of tension than is international military competition.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus whether military competition was a cause of tension between nations.
B
Bonds between allies are stronger when they derive from fear of a common enemy than when they derive from common economic goals.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know anything about bonds derived from common economic goals from the stimulus.
C
When there is a military commitment between countries, fundamental agreement between them on economic matters is more easily reached.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus whether economic agreement was more easily reached between allied nations. We only know that these bonds led nations to overlook economic tensions.
D
Economic matters are considered unimportant during periods of actual or threatened war.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know whether economic matters were considered unimportant. We only know that economic tensions may have been overlooked.
E
A common enemy contributes to a strengthened bond between nations, enabling them to ignore economic tensions that would otherwise be problematic.
This answer is strongly supported. This principle explains why, after the Cold War, previously allied nations were required to conduct tactful economic negotiations. The nations’ allegiance allowed them to overlook economic tensions between themselves.