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The Cold War-Eisenhower Administration
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Questions pertaining to Eisenhower's foreign policy during the Cold War.
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What was the purpose of the New Look policy created in 1953?
Prohibit the creation of labor unions in defense industries
Change the look of the executive and legislative branches
Fund the creation of the hydrogen bomb
Give a new fresh appearance to U.S. national defense
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What did Eisenhower fear about the military-industrial complex?
Military spending would lead to a second Great Depression
Military spending would prevent economic growth
Military spending would lead to further foreign conflicts
Military spending would take away from domestic improvement
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What did Eisenhower refuse to do in regards to China?
Support the nationalist force led by Chiang Kai-shek
Meet diplomatically with Chinese communist leaders
Give economic aid during a Chinese recession
Recognize the People's Republic of China, led by Mao Zedong
4
What was the military-industrial complex?
Alliance between European and US militaries
Alliance between US and Latin American industries
Union of defense contractors and the armed forces
Outsourcing of US defense contracts to foreign nations
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What allowed the US to enter the space race and achieve scientific equality with the SU?
Putting a man on the moon
Creating NASA
Launching of Explorer 1
Launching Sputnik 2
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What was the purpose of the CIA, created under Eisenhower's New Look Policy?
Lead covert military coups in Third World socialist nations
Carry out covert actions against communist governments
engage in reconnaissance missions in Latin America
Study the development of nuclear weapons in Europe
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The Soviet Union and the United States jostled for ________ during the Cold War?
Oil rights in the Middle East
Economic influence in Western Europe
Political Influence in Latin America
World power and the legitimacy of Communist influence
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Fearing the spread of communist influence, Eisenhower allowed intervention in what two regions?
Vietnam and the Middle East
Eastern Europe
China
Latin America
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Dwight D. Eisenhower was a veteran of what famous World War II battle?
Battle of Iwo Jima
D-Day invasion of Normandy
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Bulge
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What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
Non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union
Promise of economic assistance to Eastern Europe
Threat of nuclear violence against every Communist nation
Pact that the US would assist any nation fighting communism
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Intervention in Vietnam and the Middle East was justified through _____.
The Domino Theory
The Roosevelt Corollary
The Monroe Doctrine
The Geneva Accords
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When was Dwight D. Eisenhower elected into presidency?
December 1945
November 1954
November 1952
May 1952
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What was Eisenhower's "Open Skies" proposal with the Soviet Union?
Promise not to use nuclear technology on each other
Promise of economic aid through airlifts to the Soviet Union
A nonaggression pact with all communist countries
Program allowing each side to use aerial recon on eachother
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How did many Americans react to the launching of Sputnik?
Demanding increases in military/science education spending
Calling for immediate nuclear war
Demanding an invasion of the Soviet Union
Calling for the creation of NASA
