George Kennan identified all of the following conditions within the Soviet System that would aid the American policy of containment except
a. the population of Russia was physically and spiritually tired.
b. the impact of the Soviet System on the young was unclear.
c. the performance of the Soviet economy had been notably uneven.
d. the Soviet gulag was effectively separating radical socialists from the population.
e. the issue of leadership succession was decidedly incomplete.
President Truman's speech to Congress in March, 1947 sought American aid for which two countries in the Mediterranean region?
a. Iran and Turkey
b. Iran and Greece
c. Greece and Turkey
d. Romania and Turkey
e. Iraq and Turkey
The view that the behavior of the Soviet Union was primarily driven by ideological considerations can be described as
a. the Yalta Axioms..
b. the Riga Axioms..
c. Franklin Roosevelt's view.
d. George Kennan's view.
e. Both options B and D are true.
The author of the Iron Curtain speech (from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent) was
a. George Kennan.
b. Joseph Stalin.
c. Winston Churchill.
d. Harry Truman.
e. Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
According to the text, Truman's commitment to continued American involvement in global affairs after World War II was based upon
a. a commitment to Wilsonian idealism regarding an internationalist role for the United States.
b. the circumstance of his assuming office after the completion of the Yalta Conference and his commitment to carrying out Roosevelt's policies.
c. the view of his closest advisors who promoted an international role for the United States.
d. Both options A and B are true.
e. All of the above are true.
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