President Dwight D. Eisenhower campaigned on a promise to “roll back” Communism instead of continuing to pursue a policy of ________________
a. ending spending on military adventures overseas
b. appeasement of Soviet interests, when they clashed with American interests
c. détente, or a thawing of icy relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
d. containment of Soviet influence, via surrounding the country with U.S. allies and military bases and promoting a liberal economic and political order elsewhere
Answer: D
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