The Arms Race and the Space Race

Question 1

What was the most fundamental difference between the Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine?

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C: the provision of military support to countries fighting communism

Question 2

What were the three major elements of US foreign policy under Truman and Eisenhower?Match each element with the sentence that describes it.A superior show of force should be used to bluff the enemy into backing down: If one nation succumbs to communism, it will set off a chain reaction in the region: The United States’ main goal is to prevent communism from spreading any further:

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A: brinkmanship; B: containment; C: domino theory; D: brinkmanship; E: containment; F: domino theory; G: brinkmanship; H: containment; I: domino theory

Question 3

What was an unintended effect of US intervention in Iran?

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B: Iran became an enemy of the United States.

Question 4

Which statement best summarizes the consequences of US intervention in Guatemala, Iran, and Lebanon?

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C: The United States stopped the spread of communist influence, but it sometimes destabilized the countries in the process

Question 5

Using your knowledge of US foreign policy at the time, check the main reasons why the United States supported France during the Vietnamese revolution.Check all of the boxes that apply.

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A: The United States and France had been allies for more than 150 years.; B: The United States was opposed to Ho Chi Minh because he was a communist.; D: If Vietnam had fallen to communism, its neighbors Laos and Cambodia might also have fallen.

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