Which of the Following Accurately Restates the Kennedy Administration's Concept

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately restates the Kennedy administration's concept of counterinsurgency?

• A) The United States can defeat anti-American radicals by using American forces to quell unrest and lawlessness in Third World countries.
• B) All that is needed to defeat anti-American revolutionaries in Third World countries is to provide the people of those countries with food and medical supplies.
• C) By training native troops and police forces in pro-American Third World countries, the administration will be able to defeat anti-American revolutionaries in those countries.
• D) American economic advisors can help build stable economies in Third World nations and destroy the root cause of rebellion and revolution.

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