The United States Cold War Strategy of Relying on Massive

question 16

Multiple Choice

The United States Cold War strategy of relying on massive nuclear power to deter Soviet encroachment on US interests is called

• A)Chicken
• B)Deterrence
• C)Detente
• D)Hegemony

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Definitions:

Traditional Societies

Traditional societies are characterized by a predominantly agrarian and non-industrial culture with social structures and norms defined by customs, traditions, and often, religious beliefs.

Accommodation

In anthropology, refers to an adaptation process by which a people resists assimilation by modifying its traditional culture in response to pressures by a dominant society in order to preserve its distinctive ethnic identity.

Acculturation

The massive cultural change that occurs in a society when it experiences intensive firsthand contact with a more powerful society.

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