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American and Soviet Cold War attitudes were hardened by all of the fol

American and Soviet Cold War attitudes were hardened by all of the following EXCEPT A) American foreign policy makers’ tendency to equate Stalin with Hitler. B) President Truman’s get-tough talk. C) America’s belief that Stalin was more concerned with the Soviet Union’s security than with its expansion. D) the exaggerated anti-Soviet views of Truman’s postwar […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

The Truman Doctrine A) reversed America’s traditional policy of exten

The Truman Doctrine A) reversed America’s traditional policy of extending diplomatic recognition to de facto governments. B) was later described by Churchill as “the most unsordid act in history.” C) formed the framework for a universal postwar American foreign policy. D) was a specific policy addressed to a specific set of circumstances.   ANSWER C

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Date: September 9th, 2020

The author of America’s containment doctrine based his views on all th

The author of America’s containment doctrine based his views on all the following assumptions EXCEPT that A) the Soviet threat was essentially military in nature and had to be met by consistent application of military counterforce. B) held in check, Soviet communism could be brought to decay within the Soviet Union. C) the Soviets were […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

During the Cuban revolution, the New York newspapers’ “yellow journali

During the Cuban revolution, the New York newspapers’ “yellow journalism” concentrated on the A) millions of dollars of American capital in the Cuban sugar industry. B) establishment of a Cuban fund-raising junta in New York City. C) guerilla tactics used by the Cuban revolutionaries. D) atrocities that accompanied Spain’s reconcentration policy.   ANSWER D

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Date: September 9th, 2020