Brinksmanship

What policy threatened all-out nuclear war to deter the Soviet Union?

• Containment

• Mutual Assured Destruction

• Brinksmanship

• Detente

Brinkmanship

• A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests

• A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.

• First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.

• An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO

What was the result of the U.S. and Soviets competing to develop more devastating weapons (hydrogen bombs) and means of delivery (IRBMs, ICBMs)?

• deceased military spending

• the space race

• an arms race

• relaxed international tensions

This foreign policy strategy would bring the world to the edge of a nuclear war in order to prevent a nuclear war.

• Truman Doctrine

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• Brinkmanship

• Containment

What does 'brinkmanship' refer to in the context of international relations?

• The process of forming new alliances

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

• A diplomatic strategy to expand economic ties

• A method of peaceful negotiation

What is the primary goal of brinkmanship in international relations?

• To achieve peace through negotiation

• To force an opponent to back down by escalating threats

• To form new alliances

• To expand economic ties

Which U.S. President is most associated with the policy of brinkmanship during the Cold War?

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Harry S. Truman

• Lyndon B. Johnson

Brinkmanship is often associated with which period of history?

• World War I

• The Cold War

• The Vietnam War

• The Korean War

What is a potential risk of employing brinkmanship as a foreign policy strategy?

• Strengthening diplomatic relations

• Reducing military expenditures

• Escalating conflicts to the point of war

• Improving economic conditions

Which of the following best describes the concept of brinkmanship?

• A strategy of appeasement

• A strategy of deterrence

• A strategy of isolationism

• A strategy of expansionism