Question

Which of the following describes Dwight Eisenhower's response to communism?

Eisenhower believed in stockpiling nuclear weapons and building the planes, missiles, and submarines needed to deliver them.

Eisenhower believed in waging limited, regional conflicts to achieve specific goals.

Eisenhower believed in spending billions of dollars on conventional forces, such as troops, ships, tanks, and artillery.

Answer 1

Eisenhower believed in stockpiling nuclear weapons and building the planes, missiles, and submarines needed to deliver them.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) Eisenhower believed in stockpiling nuclear weapons and building the planes, missiles, and submarines needed to deliver them.

The statement that describes Dwight Eisenhower's response to communism is "Eisenhower believed in stockpiling nuclear weapons and building the planes, missiles, and submarines needed to deliver them.

President Dwight Eisenhower was committed to stopping Communism and was prepared to defend the United States. He established the Eisenhower Doctrine to defend the integrity of America in the case of international aggression, basically referring to the USSR. Those were the Cold War years in which both countries were the biggest rivals and tried to be one step ahead of the other.