The correct answer is C) they used them for strategic purposes.
The superpowers affected newly independent nations in the years following World War II in that they used them for strategic purposes.
The superpowers such as the United States, Great Britain or Russia had many economic and political interests in other nations after World War. For instance, the United States was very concern about the spread of Communism in Europe and Latin America. It tried everything that was on its hands to prevent it. But on the other hand, the Soviet Union tried to spread Communism in many regions of Eastern Europe and other parts of the World such as China, Vietnam, and Cuba. So the superpowers used these countries to maintain their strategic influence in politics and economy.
The other options of the question were, a) they tried to give them more freedom, b) they offered them trade opportunities, and d) they left them completely our of the cold.
