Brinkmanship and Vietnam

Question 1

“Brinkmanship” is the practice of taking a dispute to the edge of conflict and

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forcing the opposition to back down.

Question 2

A country engaged in brinkmanship would

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maintain a position of strength without having to engage in conflict.

Question 3

After the U2 incident, Eisenhower believed it was necessary to employ a policy of brinkmanship against

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Nikita Khrushchev.

Question 4

What was Ho Chi Minh’s main goal when he became the leader of the nationalist movement in Vietnam in 1940?

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to gain Vietnam’s independence from France

Question 5

Whom did the United States support as president of South Vietnam?

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Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 6

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

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he was suspected of being a communist sympathizer.

Question 7

The Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine were similar in that both

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offered economic aid to help nations resist communism.

Question 8

John Foster Dulles was responsible for creating

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the Eisenhower Doctrine.

Question 9

Why was the United States concerned about Vietnam during the 1950s?

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The United States feared that communism would spread to Laos and Cambodia.

Question 10

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

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secretary of state

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