1. "How convincing was America's attempts to influence other parts of the world to side with them in the Cold War?" [39.4]
The United States designed propaganda to raise fears of communism and highlight the benefits of capitalist democracy, created the United States Information Agency, or USIA, in 1953. They also helped other countries in order to side with them, used foreign aid and covert action.
2. "How wise were America's decisions to produce advanced weapons during the Cold War's first 20 years?"[39.5]
The point which the U.S felt need of advanced weapons caused arms race, invented H-bombs, nuclear missiles and submarines in 1960s, the threat of nuclear permitted U.S to use its advantage. The U.S conducted a new strategy called deterrence which could guarantee American nuclear superiority and it brought Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) out.
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