As Discussed in the Text, Chinese Officials Successfully "Brainwashed" American

question 118

Multiple Choice

As discussed in the text, Chinese officials successfully "brainwashed" American prisoners during the Korean War, such that the prisoners' self-concepts and identities were changed. The authors note that one of the main reasons the Chinese were successful was that they ____.

• A) told the Americans that they were actually Chinese
• B) put the American prisoners in complete solitary confinement
• C) separated the American prisoners from one another
• D) told the Americans that they would never return to the U.S.

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