The USSR began to provide North Vietnam with substantial military assistance beginning in 1965 because
A. it hoped to tie the U.S. down in Southeast Asia so that unopposed Soviet forces could pursue opportunities in Europe and the Middle East.
B. an American defeat in Southeast Asia would set the stage for a real thaw in the Cold War.
C. assistance to North Vietnam would prove Soviet credibility in the face of hostile Chinese propaganda.
D. Moscow wished to prevent America from establishing a strong position on the border of its close fraternal ally, China.
E. None of these.
Answer: C
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