Question

question 1 (1 point)
who serves on the joint chiefs of staff?
the cabinet secretariesthe army chief of staff, the air force chief of staff, the chief of naval operations,
and the marine commandant
the white house military intelligence corps
the secretary of defense, the secretary of homeland security, and the director
of the central intelligence agency
question 2 (1 point)
which of the following countries would have been most opposed to the policy of
containment?
afghanistan
china
the soviet union
south korea
question 3 (1 point)
which of the following is a critique of the military-industrial complex?
ordinary citizens are generally uninformed about how the military-industrial
complex works.
defense industry interest groups have too much influence over defense policy.
the military decision-making process is too slow and complex.
the president should have more influence over defense policy because the

Explanation:

• Question 1: The Joint Chiefs of Staff in the U.S. military consists of the Army chief of staff, the Air Force chief of staff, the chief of naval operations, and the Marine commandant. Cabinet secretaries are part of the executive - branch cabinet (not the Joint Chiefs). The White House military intelligence corps is a different entity, and the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Homeland Security, and CIA director are not part of the Joint Chiefs structure.
• Question 2: The policy of containment was a Cold - War policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism. The Soviet Union was the main communist superpower during the Cold War, so it would be most opposed to a policy that restricted its influence. Afghanistan (at the time, before the Soviet - Afghan war in a different context), China (though communist, was not the main target of containment in the early Cold - War sense compared to the Soviet Union), and South Korea (a U.S. - allied country) do not fit as the most opposed.
• Question 3: A key critique of the military - industrial complex is that defense industry interest groups (lobbyists, companies) have excessive influence over defense policy. This can lead to over - spending on defense projects, not based on true national security needs but on industry profit motives. The statement about ordinary citizens being uninformed is more of a general public - awareness issue, the slow military decision - making is a different administrative critique, and the idea that the president should have more influence is a different governance - related argument, not a core critique of the military - industrial complex.

Answer:

• Question 1: the Army chief of staff, the Air Force chief of staff, the chief of naval operations, and the Marine commandant
• Question 2: the Soviet Union
• Question 3: Defense industry interest groups have too much influence over defense policy.