Read the statement.
Finally, you have broader considerations that might follow what you would call the “falling domino” principle. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. So you could have a beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences.
– Dwight D. Eisenhower (April 7, 1954)
How did President Eisenhower’s comments impact American foreign policy?
A) President Eisenhower held that US involvement abroad was a slippery slope that would lead to further Communist occupations.
B) US foreign policy began to directly intervene in Southeast Asia to restrict Communist military insurgents.
C) Eisenhower’s views became the basis for the US economic foreign policy that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
D)American foreign policy held that expanding democratic societies would increase the US sphere of influence.
Is the answer B?
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To determine the impact of President Eisenhower's comments on American foreign policy, we need to analyze the given statement and understand its context. According to the statement, Eisenhower uses the analogy of a falling domino to suggest that the United States should be cautious about getting involved in foreign conflicts. If one domino falls (referring to one Communist-occupied country), it would lead to a rapid succession of falling dominoes (more Communist occupations).
Now, let's evaluate the answer choices:
A) President Eisenhower held that US involvement abroad was a slippery slope that would lead to further Communist occupations.
This choice aligns with Eisenhower's analogy and suggests that he believed US involvement abroad would lead to more Communist occupations. It could be a plausible answer based on the given statement.
B) US foreign policy began to directly intervene in Southeast Asia to restrict Communist military insurgents.
This choice does not directly align with the statement and is not supported by the analogy of falling dominoes. So, it may not be the correct answer.
C) Eisenhower’s views became the basis for the US economic foreign policy that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
This choice goes beyond the scope of the statement and does not accurately reflect the content of Eisenhower's comments. It cannot be determined as the correct answer based on the given information.
D) American foreign policy held that expanding democratic societies would increase the US sphere of influence.
This choice does not directly align with the statement and is not supported by the analogy of falling dominoes. It may not be the correct answer.
After analyzing the answer choices, we can conclude that the best answer based on the given statement is A) President Eisenhower held that US involvement abroad was a slippery slope that would lead to further Communist occupations.