NSC-68

Question 1

Under pressure from Congress, what did Truman and senior government officials begin to do?

Answer 1

Rethink their approach to the Cold War.

Question 2

What was Truman’s new policy towards Russia set out in?

Answer 2

A secret document known as NSC-68, written in early 1950

Question 3

What did NSC-68 address?

Answer 3

How the USA saw the world, and how Truman planned to respond to the Soviet threat

Question 4

Under NSC-68m how did USA view the world?

Answer 4

After WW2 the world had become bipolar and the USSR was aiming at world domination, starting its campaign in Europe and Asia

Question 5

Under NSC-68 how would USA respond to the Soviet threat?

Answer 5

They would provide an alternative to communism, handle the USSR forcefully, increase military spending and aim to roll back communism

Question 6

Why was NSC-68 significant?

Answer 6

It showed that the USA was determined to be aggressive in its approach towards the USSR