John F. Kennedy's Strategy of "Flexible Response

question 31

Multiple Choice

John F. Kennedy's strategy of "flexible response"

• A) updated John Foster Dulles's doctrine of massive retaliation for use in East Asia.
• B) was developed during his successful confrontation with steel industry executives.
• C) called for a variety of military options that could be matched to the scope and importance of a crisis.
• D) focused on naval power and large aircraft carriers.
• E) proposed substituting guerilla warfare for nuclear weapons.

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