3. If you were a government leader of a Third World country during the Cold War, do you think that you would have been more likely to side with the U. S. or the Soviet Union? Would the location of your country
make a difference? Explain your answer.

Side with the Soviet Union. Country location would play a pivotal role.

Explanation:

Soviet Union's communistic economic and socialistic society was very lucrative and had seemingly redeeming qualities for many countries that were undergoing many economic disasters. The U.S's capitalistic economic plan would not fully encourage countries to side with western democracy as many factories and paying jobs were destroyed due to European fighting. The Marshall plan enacted by Harry S. Truman gave Europe $15 billion dollars in Support to help rebuild the devastated continent. Locations would play a big role as being closer to "Mother Russia", birthplace of communism would have instrumental impact on being swindled into becoming communistic. The idea that every country around you has communistic ties would eventually run rampant throughout your country. Distance plays a large role as control is harder to maintain.