Which of the following best explains how the historical circumstances of Kennan’s service as a diplomat in the Soviet Union influenced his point of view regarding the “Soviet structure of power” in the first paragraph? A. He witnessed how the Soviet Union used its industrial capabilities to produce vastly more quantities of war equipment than Germany could produce.
B. He witnessed how German atrocities had turned ethnic groups within the Soviet Union who had initially opposed Stalin against the Nazis.
C. He witnessed how the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany allowed it to decide the fate of states in Eastern Europe that it occupied.
D. He witnessed how conflict between Germany and the Soviet Union allowed Stalin to further centralize his power and use Russian nationalism to mobilize the population.