7. What foreign policy strategy was the United States promoting during its involvement in the Vietnam War?

A. blitzkrieg
B. brinkmanship
C. containment
D. détente

The following excerpt about United States foreign policy.

On April 10, 1971, nine American players, four officials, and two spouses, accompanied by 10
journalists, crossed a bridge from Hong Kong into mainland China ... [On] April 14, the
United States lifted a 20-year-old trade embargo against China ... and that summer, in the
aftermath of the goodwill established ... President Richard M. Nixon announced that he, too,
would go to China the following year. ...

8. The excerpt describes which U. S. government program?

A. Open Door Policy

B. Monroe Doctrine

C. Dollar Diplomacy

D. Ping-Pong Diplomacy

9. Which statement correctly compares the foreign policy of Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and
Richard Nixon?

A. Both made decisions affecting Vietnam, but Nixon had to deal with the U2 Crisis.

B. Both made decisions influenced by the Domino Theory, but Nixon wanted to improve
relations with China.

C. Both made decisions affecting Vietnam, but Eisenhower had to deal with the spread of
nuclear weapons to Cuba.

D. Both made decisions influenced by the Domino Theory, but Eisenhower supported the
construction of the Berlin Wall.