NSC-68 – Total Commitment

What was the main goal of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?

• A) Expand communism
  

• B) Isolate the U.S. from the world
  

• C) Containment of communism

• 1. D) Surrender to Soviet power

What was NSC-68?

• A) A peace treaty with the USSR
  

• B) A U.S. domestic economic policy
  

• C) A secret document outlining Cold War strategy

• 2. D) An agreement with NATO allies

What concept did NSC-68 promote to stop communism?

• Isolationism

• B) Total Commitment

• C) Neutrality
  

• 3. D) Appeasement

NSC-68 recommended:

• A) Reducing military power
  

• B) Disarming nuclear weapons
  

• C) Massive increase in military spending

• 4. D) Forming an alliance with the USSR

Which country was seen as the main global threat in NSC-68?

• A) China
  

• B) Germany
  

• C) North Korea
  

• D) Soviet Union

True or False: The Truman Doctrine and NSC-68 both aimed to stop the spread of communism.

• True

• False

True or False: NSC-68 encouraged cooperation with the Soviet Union.

• False

• True

Define “containment” in your own words.

Why did the U.S. fear communism after World War II?

Why do you think the U.S. felt a need to increase military spending according to NSC-68?