Kennedys policies in Vietnam __________. A) were a ...

[jho37]

Question 1

Describe the most important developments in American foreign policy during the Eisenhower administration.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How did white Southerners respond to the Brown decision?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

How did the federal government reinforce racial segregation in American communities and neighborhoods in the 1950s?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

Kennedys policies in Vietnam __________.
 
  A) were a continuation of the policies of Truman and Eisenhower
  B) were a sharp departure from earlier U.S. policies
  C) were deeply unpopular with the American people
  D) almost led to war with the Soviet Union

[vickyvicksss]

Answer 1

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  Eisenhowers New Look foreign policy shifted American military priorities from reliance on conventional weapons to nuclear deterrence and covert operations.
  


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  Eisenhower sought opportunities to slow the arms race with the Soviet Union.
  


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  The Eisenhower administration distrusted countries that maintained neutrality in the Cold War.
  


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  Through covert operations, including coups and assassinations, the CIA manipulated governments around the world.
  


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  The Middle East became a focus for U.S. foreign policy under Eisenhower.
  


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  The Eisenhower Doctrine was a pledge to defend Middle Eastern countries against communist aggression.
  

Answer 2

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  At first, many white officials in the South seemed resigned to accept the decision.
  


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  Few, however, were willing to initiate action to implement desegregation.
  


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  In 1955, white Mississippians murdered fourteen-year-old Emmett Till.
  


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  Eisenhowers lack of enthusiasm for desegregation emboldened segregationists.
  


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  When it became clear that the federal government would not enforce the Brown ruling, white resistance spread across the South.
  


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  Most congressional representatives from the South signed the 1956 Southern Manifesto, promising to oppose federal desegregation efforts.
  

Answer 3

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  The federal government gave developers financial subsidies to build affordable single-family homes and offered Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans and income tax deductions to homebuyers.
  


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  These programs benefited white working-class and middle-class families, but did little to help minorities.
  


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  The FHA and lending banks maintained policies known as red lining, which designated certain neighborhoods off limits to racial minorities.
  


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  When Americans of color did move to the suburbs, it was usually to segregated communities.
  


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  The Housing Acts of 1949 and 1954 granted funds to municipalities for urban renewal.
  


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  Although intended to revitalize cities, urban renewal actually accelerated the decay of inner cities and worsened conditions for the urban poor, many of whom were racial minorities.
  

Answer 4

Answer: A

[jho37]

Great answer, keep it coming

[lindahyatt42]

Excellent