Some African nations were given independence and some had to fight for it. The North African country of , controlled by the France, fought for 8 years to gain its freedom. Question 7 options:

1 South Africa

2 Algeria

3 Congo

4 Ethiopia

2. Algeria

Explanation:

This event is called the Algerian War and was fought between France and Algeria from 1954 to 1962.

other names of for the event are the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence.

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”