Brinkmanship

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

• Containment

• Mutual Assured Destruction

• Brinksmanship

• Detente

What was the outcome of the U-2 incident?

• It led to a temporary peace agreement

• The US apologized to the Soviet Union

• It escalated tensions between the US and the Soviet Union

• The pilot was executed by the Soviet Union

What is "Brinkmanship" in the context of the Cold War?

• The economic policies used to outspend the opponent

• The diplomatic efforts to build alliances

• The strategy of pushing a dangerous situation to the verge of disaster to achieve the most advantageous outcome

• The peace treaties signed between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

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

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

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

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.

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

What is the primary goal of brinkmanship in international relations?

• To achieve peace through negotiation

• To push a situation to the verge of conflict to gain an advantage

• To form alliances with other nations

• To reduce military spending

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

• Harry Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson