9.5 Brinkmanship

Multiple Choice

Which Cold War era policy is illustrated in the political cartoon?

• The Iron Curtain

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Brinkmanship

• The Truman Doctrine

Poll

Do you believe that the CIA should used covert and/or "extralegal" means to influence other countries?

• Yes

• Sometimes

• Never

Multiple Choice

What reasoning guided Eisenhower's actions regarding the conflicts in Hungary, the Suez Crisis, and Vietnam?

• He wanted the United States to negotiate peaceful settlements in each area.

• He did not want to escalate the problems to a military confrontation with the Soviets.

• He did not believe the threat of communism in each region was serious.

• He believed that intervention should be limited to only the United Nations.