What patently shallow and flawed analogy was sometimes made between the Cold War and the Peloponnesian War?
a. that the United States was Athens, a democracy and naval power, while the Soviet Union was Sparta, given that it was a land-locked nation with slave labor camps
b. that the United States was Athens, as the world’s largest superpower, while the Soviet Union was Sparta, as a rival for global hegemony
c. that the United States was Athens, as a regional and rising hegemon, while South Korean was Corcyra, when asking for assistance after an invasion by Soviet-backed North Korea
d. the Soviet Union was Corinth, while Afghanistan was Corcyra, leading the United States to take on the role of Athens and help Corcyra
Answer: A
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