Question

What did the Soviet Union stand to gain if it controlled Afghanistan?

Answer 1

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The Seventeenth Amendment states: The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislatures.

Answer 2

Answer:

a warm-water port another political ally a victory over the u. s. access to lots of oil

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so that the union could gain more economy