PS 231 Homework

TOPIC F

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Homeworks must be submitted on or before the final class time for each topic (see syllabus for dates and times). However, late homework will receive partial credit.

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Short answers. (one sentence)

Why did U.S. rhetoric become so strident early in the Cold War?

What was NSC 68?

What was exchanged for the withdrawal of Russian missiles from Cuba?

Who made the following remark, and why? "This war is not as in the past; whoever occupies a territory also imposes on it his own social system."

Define deterrence:

 

Long answers. (three or four sentences)

What were the practical differences between the two different goals of containing the power of the USSR, and containing Communism?

What charactristics of nuclear weapons make the security dilemma more acute? What kinds of nuclear weapons and their deployment can moderate the security dilemma?

What are some of the psychological problems associated with deterrence? What kind of mistaken beliefs about opponents increase the possibility of conflict?