Brinkmanship

“You have to take some chances for peace, just as you must take chances in war,”

• Communism

• Blacklist

• Brinkmanship

• Cold War

Belief that only by going to the brink of war could the United States protect itself against the Soviets

• Massive Retaliation

• Brinkmanship

• Arms Race

• Mutually Assured Destruction

Policy of threatening to use massive force in response to aggression.

• Massive Retaliation

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Limited War

• Baby Boom

What is "the practice of threatening an enemy with massive military retaliation for any aggression"?

• Arms Race

• Massive Retaliation

• Military Industrial Complex

• Brinkmanship

• Mutually Assured Destruction

Which Cold War strategy involved pushing dangerous events to the brink of disaster to achieve favorable outcomes?

• Containment

• Detente

• Brinkmanship

• Isolationism

Who is most closely associated with the policy of brinkmanship during the Cold War?

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Richard Nixon

• Harry S. Truman

Brinkmanship is often associated with which of the following historical periods?

• World War I

• World War II

• The Cold War

• The Vietnam War

What was a key risk involved in the strategy of brinkmanship?

• Economic collapse

• Nuclear war

• Political isolation

• Loss of allies

Which of the following best describes the concept of brinkmanship?

• Diplomatic negotiations

• Economic sanctions

• Military threats

• Cultural exchanges

Brinkmanship was primarily used as a strategy against which country during the Cold War?

• China

• North Korea

• Soviet Union

• Cuba