The principal reason Stalin wanted control of the countries of Eastern Europe was

A. to antagonize the United States and lure them into war.
B. to seize their valuable natural resources, which the Soviet Union lacked.
C. to protect the Soviet Union from once again falling into hostile hands.
D. his desire for global communist domination.


Answer: C

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