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State four reasons as to why super-powers should have military alliances with small countries.

Answer:

Inspite of their mighty armies and nuclear armament, superpowers needed allies in Asia, Africa and Europe. Small states helped superpowers to:

(a) Get vital resources like minerals and oil.

(b) Get territorial base from where superpowers could launch their troops and weapons.

(c) Get locations to spy on each other.

(d) Get economic support, where many small allies could combine together to pay for military expenses.

(e) Get ideological support and win war of ideas between socialism and communism versus liberal and capitalism.