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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoFlexible response was a defense strategy implemented by John F. Kennedy in 1961. This was to address Eisenhower's new look and massive retaliation.
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∙ 11y agoTo be able to respond to varied threats
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∙ 12y agoa buildup of nuclear weapons.
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What was the purpose of kennedys flexible response defense policy?
To make sure the United States was ready to fight any battle
What was Kennedy's policy of flexible response to communism?
Flexible Response was the use of conventional forces and weapons as an alternative to nuclear war.
What was Kennedys policy?
bay of the lil piggies
The policy of flexible response in Vietnam resulted in?
President Kennedy's Flexible Response was initiated to provide the United States with various means of response to aggression, not limited to nuclear attacks. As a result, his response to Vietnam was to send additional advisors, increase our military aid to the South Vietnam government and institute the disastrous Strategic Hamlet Program.
Why was the flexible response developed?
flexible response was developed so that the US did not have to resort to nuclear warfare in times of crisis
What is international crises?
Flexible response
What was kennedys response to steel industrys decision to raise prices sharply?
He was furious at them - I think he called them SOB's.
Why did President John F. Kennedy give increased funding to conventional forces as well as Special Forces?
to enable the United Sates to pursue a "flexible response" defense policy
Why did president john f. Kennedy give increased funding to conventional forces as well as special forces?
to enable the United Sates to pursue a "flexible response" defense policy
What best describes Kennedy's foreign policy program with regard to the Soviet Union?
President Kennedy developed a program called "flexible response" to choose a course of action appropriate to a situation.
John F. Kennedy replace Eisenhower'sconsecpt of massive retaliation with with who?
President John F. Kennedy abandoned the policy of massive retaliation during the Cuban Missile Crisis in favor of flexible response. Under the Kennedy Administration, the U.S. adopted a more flexible policy in an attempt to avert nuclear war if the Soviets did not cooperate with American demands.
What best describes President Kennedy's foreign policy program with regard to the Soviet Union?
President Kennedy developed a program called "flexible response" to choose a course of action appropriate to a situation.
