5.18 Brinkmanship and Vietnam Answers

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The United States helped overthrow Guatemalan President Guzman in the early 1950s because

A
he was suspected of being a communist sympathizer.
B
US leaders wanted to take over the country.
C
Guzman had not been fairly elected.
D
Guzman was a dictator who ruled unfairly.
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Why was the United States concerned about Vietnam during the 1950s?

A
The United States feared that communism would spread to Laos and Cambodia.
B
The United States wanted to help Vietnam gain independence from France.
C
The United States did not want France to take control of Vietnam.
D
The United States thought that it would have to send troops to Dien Bien Phu.
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In the 1950s, the United States became especially concerned about Latin American countries because

A
they were threatening to attack the United States.
B
they no longer wanted to trade with the United States.
C
they had come under the threat of communism.
D
they were becoming more powerful than the United States.
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According to the domino theory, neighboring nations can be vulnerable to the spread of communism because of their

A
political independence.
B
cultural similarities.
C
totalitarian leaders.
D
natural resources.
5

What position did John Foster Dulles hold in President Eisenhower’s cabinet?

A
secretary of the treasury
B
attorney general
C
secretary of defense
D
secretary of state
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The Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine were similar in that both

A
offered economic aid to help nations resist communism.
B
offered only diplomatic aid to nations threatened by communism
C
refused to support foreign nations in the fight against communism.
D
included the provision to send US troops to help spread communism.
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Whom did the United States support as president of South Vietnam?

A
Ho Chi Minh
B
Shah Reza Pahlavi
C
Ayatollah Khomeini
D
Ngo Dinh Diem
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John Foster Dulles was responsible for creating

A
the Truman Doctrine.
B
the Eisenhower Doctrine.
C
the Treaty of Versailles.
D
the Khrushchev papers.
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The main goal of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization was to

A
revise existing trade treaties.
B
do away with political alliances.
C
prevent the spread of communism.
D
bring an end to European colonization.
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After the U2 incident, Eisenhower believed it was necessary to employ a policy of brinkmanship against

A
Josef Stalin.
B
John Foster Dulles.
C
Harry Truman.
D
Nikita Khrushchev.

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