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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the following are examples of America's policy of containment? I. Iron Curtain II. Truman Doctrine III. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

II and III. The Iron Curtain was a figure of speech used by Winston Churchill in a famous speech in the United States, describing the failure of the USSR to allow free elections in the part of Eastern Europe the Red Army occupied at the end of the Second World War.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which most correctly describes the Cold War? Select one of the options below as your answer: A. warfare by guided missiles and atomic bombs B. a bloody war between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. C. arguments and preparation for possible war between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. D. a war between the U.S. and the Vietnamese communists

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Only C. The distinction was between a "hot" war that is actually fought all-out, with weapons and soldiers. The Cold War as in large part assuming the prepatory stance for all-out war -- e.g. the positioning of thermonuclear weapons, patrols by warships and subs, development of early-warning systems -- as well as rhetoric.

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