Chapter 272. Reflections on Liberation Rhetoric and the Practice of Containment, Chapter 27

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Correct. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section is that, although he accepted containment, Eisenhower’s foreign policy differed from Truman’s in its heavier emphasis on secret operations and nuclear deterrence, and its focus outside of Europe.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section is that, although he accepted containment, Eisenhower’s foreign policy differed from Truman’s in its heavier emphasis on secret operations and nuclear deterrence, and its focus outside of Europe.

Correct. The answer is a. To support her suggestion that Eisenhower concentrated his efforts to contain communism “at the margins of Communist power in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East" but not at its core, the author points to his decision to avoid involvement in the democratic revolt against the Soviet-controlled government in Hungary in 1956.

Incorrect. The answer is a. To support her suggestion that Eisenhower concentrated his efforts to contain communism “at the margins of Communist power in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East" but not at its core, the author points to his decision to avoid involvement in the democratic revolt against the Soviet-controlled government in Hungary in 1956.

Correct. The answer is b. To support her argument that the Eisenhower administration made foreign policy decisions that were motivated, in part, by its acceptance of the “domino theory,” the author describes Eisenhower’s decision to support the South Vietnamese prime minister’s refusal to hold elections. Eisenhower recognized that, if it held elections, Communists would likely defeat the unpopular South Vietnamese government. Eisenhower expressed the concern that a Communist victory in Southeast Asia would “trigger the fall of Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines.”

Incorrect. The answer is b. To support her argument that the Eisenhower administration made foreign policy decisions that were motivated, in part, by its acceptance of the “domino theory,” the author describes Eisenhower’s decision to support the South Vietnamese prime minister’s refusal to hold elections. Eisenhower recognized that, if it held elections, Communists would likely defeat the unpopular South Vietnamese government. Eisenhower expressed the concern that a Communist victory in Southeast Asia would “trigger the fall of Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines.”

Correct. The answer is b. The author suggests that the death of Stalin and moderate leadership of his successor, Nikita Khrushchev, led to Eisenhower’s decision to pursue efforts to reduce tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950s.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author suggests that the death of Stalin and moderate leadership of his successor, Nikita Khrushchev, led to Eisenhower’s decision to pursue efforts to reduce tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950s.

Correct. The answer is c. The author implied that Eisenhower’s foreign policy was contradictory because he pursued a nuclear arms race at the same time that he warned about the dangers of a military industrial complex.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author implied that Eisenhower’s foreign policy was contradictory because he pursued a nuclear arms race at the same time that he warned about the dangers of a military industrial complex.

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