Cold War Policies

Who began the policy of containment in 1947?

• President Roosevelt

• President Eisenhower

• President Truman

• President Kennedy

What was the main purpose of the US policy of containment?

• To promote the spread of communism

• To give economic and military aid to stop the spread of communism

• To establish trade agreements with the USSR

• To support the spread of democracy in Western Europe only

Which theory aligns with the policy of containment?

• The ripple effect theory

• The domino theory

• The butterfly effect theory

• The snowball effect theory

What policy did President Eisenhower threaten with "massive retaliation" if provoked?

• Flexible Response

• Brinkmanship

• Detente

• Containment

What was the hoped effect of Eisenhower's threat of "massive retaliation"?

• To encourage Soviet aggression

• To start a nuclear war

• To deter any Soviet strike

• To promote world peace through disarmament

Which concept describes the potential outcome of "Mutually Assured Destruction" if bombs were ever used?

• A quick victory for one side

• Limited warfare

• No survivors on either side

• A prolonged conflict

Which President made "Brinkmanship" a part of his "Flexible Response" policy?

• President Truman

• President Eisenhower

• President Kennedy

• President Johnson

What was the policy called that represented an easing of tensions between nations after years of being on edge?

• Containment

• Brinkmanship

• Detente

• Non-Aligned Movement

Who initiated the policy of Detente in the 1970s?

• Kennedy and Khrushchev

• Reagan and Gorbachev

• Nixon and Brezhnev

• Carter and Andropov

Until what event did the policy of Detente involve more talks and treaties?

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

• The end of the Vietnam War