Which of the following is true of both the nation-building program and of counterinsurgency?
A. These programs were based on the American assumption that the United States model of capitalism and democracy could be successfully transferred to other parts of the world.
B. Each complimented the other and made it possible to place American aid in the hands of the people of the Third World who most needed that aid.
C. The two ideas revived faith throughout the Third World that America was the exemplar of freedom and democracy.
D. These programs drained money from all branches of the armed services, which were already underfunded.
Answer: A
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