Chapter 291. Reflections on New Frontiers in Foreign Policy, Chapter 29

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Correct. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, as an aggressive proponent of the Cold War, John F. Kennedy expanded the United States’ nuclear arsenal and its military, engaged in dangerous brinksmanship with the Soviet Union, and escalated American efforts to contain Communism in the third world and Southeast Asia.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, as an aggressive proponent of the Cold War, John F. Kennedy expanded the United States’ nuclear arsenal and its military, engaged in dangerous brinksmanship with the Soviet Union, and escalated American efforts to contain Communism in the third world and Southeast Asia.

Correct. The answer is b. The author describes Khrushchev's public announcement encouraging national wars of liberation, which explicitly aligned the Soviet Union with third world independence movements, suggesting that Communism was on the move. Kennedy used this development as one rationalization for his military buildup.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author describes Khrushchev's public announcement encouraging national wars of liberation, which explicitly aligned the Soviet Union with third world independence movements, suggesting that Communism was on the move. Kennedy used this development as one rationalization for his military buildup.

Correct. The answer is c. The author argues that, unlike his predecessors, Kennedy publicly supported third world aspirations, believing that the United States could help developing nations fulfill their hopes. To “win the hearts and minds” of third world people Kennedy launched the Peace Corps, which provided young American volunteers the opportunity to provide basic health care, agricultural assistance, and education in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author argues that, unlike his predecessors, Kennedy publicly supported third world aspirations, believing that the United States could help developing nations fulfill their hopes. To “win the hearts and minds” of third world people Kennedy launched the Peace Corps, which provided young American volunteers the opportunity to provide basic health care, agricultural assistance, and education in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

Correct. The answer is a. The author argues that Kennedy’s successful resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis proved his toughness, which made it possible for him to work to ease superpower hostilities.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author argues that Kennedy’s successful resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis proved his toughness, which made it possible for him to work to ease superpower hostilities.

Correct. The answer is c. The author argues that the Diem government of South Vietnam was corrupt, unpopular with its people, and unwilling to hold democratic elections. Their unpopularity contributed to the South Vietnamese people’s support for Ho Chi Minh and motivated the U.S. government’s tacit approval of the coup.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author argues that the Diem government of South Vietnam was corrupt, unpopular with its people, and unwilling to hold democratic elections. Their unpopularity contributed to the South Vietnamese peoples’ support for Ho Chi Minh and motivated the U.S. government’s tacit approval of the coup.

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