THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Fidel Castro
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John F. Kennedy
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Like his predecessors, Kennedy adopted the policy of containment, which purported to stop the spread of Communism. President Eisenhower’s New Look policy had emphasized the use of nuclear weapons to deter the threat of Soviet aggression.
Detailed explanation-2: -As a result of these threatening developments, Kennedy ordered substantial increases in American intercontinental ballistic missile forces. He also added five new army divisions and increased the nation’s air power and military reserves.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1947, President Harry S. Truman pledged that the United States would help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread. His policy of containment is known as the Truman Doctrine.