Question

1pt which statement describes a difference between president dwight d. eisenhowers new look policy and the truman doctrine
a. the new look policy shifted the majority of funds from the arms race to the space race.
b. the new look policy changed the nations goal from defeating communism to containing it.
c. the new look policy focused primarily on overthrowing communist regimes in latin america.
d. the new look policy emphasized the threat of nuclear weapons to discourage soviet expansion.

Explanation:

• Option A is incorrect: The New Look prioritized nuclear arms, not shifting funds to the space race.
• Option B is incorrect: Both policies aimed to contain communism; the Truman Doctrine was the start of containment, and New Look did not shift to defeating it.
• Option C is incorrect: The New Look was a global deterrence strategy, not focused on overthrowing Latin American communist regimes specifically.
• Option D is correct: The Truman Doctrine relied on conventional military aid to allies, while Eisenhower's New Look emphasized "massive retaliation" via nuclear weapons to deter Soviet expansion at lower cost.

Answer:

D. The New Look policy emphasized the threat of nuclear weapons to discourage Soviet expansion.