THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR
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Question
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Kennedy’s “flexible response” allowed for more military funding for
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Special Forces
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nuclear weapons
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diplomatic solutions
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the Secret Service
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Flexible Response gave the president the ability to select from nonmilitary options, as well as military options, when responding to a crisis and allowed the United States to meet each hostile action with a proportional reaction.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kennedy implemented the “flexible response” defense strategy, one that relied on multiple options for responding to the Soviet Union, discouraged massive retaliation, and encouraged mutual deterrence.
Detailed explanation-3: -Defining Flexible Response The new policy, fFexible Response, was rolled out in 1961. Flexible Response allowed the United States to respond to communist aggression with a variety of diplomatic, political, and military strategies.
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