Author Question: One of the pitfalls of the U.S. policy of containment was that it __________. A) weakened ... (Read 37 times)

jjjetplane · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The Viet Cong __________.

A) benefited from the financial backing of the United States
B) gained strength as insurgents in the Vietnamese countryside
C) helped the United States establish a policy of containment in Vietnam
D) earned little support for their cause in South Vietnam

Question 2

In the incident at the Bay of Pigs, the United States __________.

A) failed to overthrow Fidel Castro with a CIA-backed invasion
B) toppled the regime of Ngo Dinh Diem
C) threatened to use atomic weapons against Communists in southeast Asia
D) showed that its policy regarding communism was now more tolerant

Question 3

A major factor in John Kennedy's victory in the election of 1960 was __________.

A) Richard Nixon's lack of political experience
B) the decision by both candidates to avoid televised debates
C) Kennedy's charismatic charm and wit
D) Dwight Eisenhower's aggressive support for Kennedy

Question 4

John Kennedy's New Frontier focused on __________.

A) providing tax breaks for poor Americans
B) creating a new era of scientific and social progress
C) reforming the nation's medical system
D) rebuilding the nation's transportation infrastructure

Question 5

During the Eisenhower presidency, disarmament was set back for years after __________.

A) the Soviet Union installed offensive nuclear weapons in Cuba
B) Eisenhower committed 500,000 American troops to Vietnam
C) the United States refused to apologize for the use of U-2 spy planes
D) the Soviet Union was left out of the Warsaw Pact agreement

Question 6

One of the pitfalls of the U.S. policy of containment was that it __________.

A) weakened relations with Great Britain
B) often caused America to support undemocratic regimes
C) caused a debilitating recession in the mid-1960s
D) closed American markets in western Europe