In the contest for power between the Soviet Union and the West, the West did not reap many propaganda points when the Soviets crushed the Hungarian uprising because
a. the United States had recently invaded Cuba in an attempt to crush the Cuban revolution.
b. the United States prevented its European allies from sending troops to liberate Hungary.
c. Great Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt just before the Soviets invaded Hungary.
d. the Soviets brought an end to the human rights abuses of the Hungarian rebels.
c
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