Describe the most important developments in American foreign policy during the Eisenhower administration
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Eisenhower’s New Look foreign policy shifted American military priorities from reliance on conventional weapons to nuclear deterrence and covert operations.
Eisenhower sought opportunities to slow the arms race with the Soviet Union.
The Eisenhower administration distrusted countries that maintained neutrality in the Cold War.
Through covert operations, including coups and assassinations, the CIA manipulated governments around the world.
The Middle East became a focus for U.S. foreign policy under Eisenhower.
The Eisenhower Doctrine was a pledge to defend Middle Eastern countries against communist aggression.
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Describe the ebb and flow of nativism during the first few decades of the twentieth century. How did nativists win support from some of the nation's leading progressives?
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Henry Knox was the first secretary of
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George ________ formed the American Independent Party in 1968 and hoped to gather the votes of disgruntled Democrats.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Within the first decade of the 20th century, the majority of workers in American cities were
a. highly skilled and well paid. b. women. c. immigrants. d. highly skilled and poorly paid. e. migrants from America's farms.
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