Brinksmanship

Policy of brinkmanship can be described as

• appeasement to an aggressor nation.

• diplomacy rather than war.

• willingness to go to the very edge of all out war.

• stopping the spread of communism.

Which is the willingness to go to the brink of war to force an opponent to back down?

• brinkmanship

• stand off

• armmament

• assured mutual destruction

Go back through your notes.... What is Brinkmanship?

Brinkmanship is most closely associated with which period of history?

• A) The Cold War

• B) World War I

• C) The Renaissance

• D) The Industrial Revolution

Which of the following leaders is most associated with the policy of brinkmanship?

• A) Winston Churchill

• B) John F. Kennedy

• C) Mahatma Gandhi

• D) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Brinkmanship involves which of the following strategies?

• A) Negotiating peace treaties

• B) Building up military forces

• C) Threatening to use nuclear weapons

• D) Reducing military expenditures

What is a potential risk of brinkmanship?

• A) Strengthening diplomatic relations

• B) Escalating into full-scale war

• C) Increasing economic growth

• D) Promoting cultural exchange

Which term best describes the outcome of successful brinkmanship?

• A) Compromise

• B) Deterrence

• C) Capitulation

• D) Isolation

Brinkmanship is often criticized for being what?

• A) Too passive

• B) Too aggressive

• C) Too diplomatic

• D) Too economical

Which event is an example of brinkmanship?

• A) The Cuban Missile Crisis

• B) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• C) The fall of the Berlin Wall

• D) The launch of Sputnik