Cold War Presidents: Truman, Eisenhower & Kennedy Part 1

How did Eisenhower fight the Cold War?

• By reducing the U.S. nuclear arsenal

• By using the threat of nuclear war

• By weakening the U.S. economy

• By keeping a strong economy

What was one of Eisenhower's strategies to fight the Cold War?

• Decreasing military spending

• Ignoring economic issues

• Increasing the U.S. nuclear arsenal

• Promoting peace treaties

According to the learning material, what equals a better strategy in fighting the Cold War?

• A weaker economy

• A strong economy

• A large army

• Diplomatic relations

What was the main idea behind Eisenhower's policy of Massive Retaliation?

• To increase the number of wars

• To use nuclear weapons as a first resort

• To prevent more wars from happening by threatening the use of nuclear weapons

• To cut military spending without any strategic benefits

By how much did the policy of Massive Retaliation aim to cut military spending?

• $16 million

• $16 billion

• $160 million

• $160 billion

According to the policy of Massive Retaliation, how did the number of bombs change from 1953 to 1961?

• Decreased from 18,000 to 1,000

• Increased from 1,000 to 18,000

• Increased from 1,000 to 45,000

• Decreased from 45,000 to 1,000

What does the term "brinkmanship" refer to?

• The act of maintaining peace through diplomatic negotiations

• The willingness to go to the brink of war to force an opponent to back down

• A strategy to build up military forces during peacetime

• The policy of forming alliances to prevent the outbreak of war

What was Eisenhower's approach to maintaining peace as described by the term "brinkmanship"?

• Seeking peaceful resolutions through the United Nations

• Reducing military spending to discourage conflict

• Willingness to threaten nuclear war to maintain peace

• Establishing free trade agreements to promote cooperation

What was the public reaction to Eisenhower's willingness to threaten nuclear war to maintain peace?

• It was universally accepted

• It was seen as a sign of weakness

• It worried some people

• It was ignored by the public

What did China try to do that involved the policy of Massive Retaliation?

• Form an alliance with Korea

• Seize two small islands from the Nationalists (Taiwan)

• Sign a peace treaty with Japan

• Launch a nuclear attack on the United States