Question

select the correct answer:
which statement describes how the 1945 vice - presidential change from wallace to truman influenced the cold war?
a. it resulted in trumans appeasement of joseph stalin.
b. it increased tensions because truman distrusted the soviets.
c. it reversed wallaces support for containment.
d. it discouraged diplomacy because wallace believed in using atomic weapons.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Truman was more confrontational toward Stalin, not appeasing, so A is wrong.
• Option B: Truman had a tougher stance on the Soviets (e.g., Truman Doctrine, containment), which increased tensions with the Soviet Union during the Cold War transition, so B is correct.
• Option C: Wallace was more favorable to working with the Soviets, and Truman adopted containment (opposite of reversing Wallace's non - containment - like views), so C is wrong.
• Option D: Wallace was more for diplomacy with the Soviets, and Truman was less so, and the idea of using atomic weapons was more associated with Truman's era contextually, so D is wrong.

Answer:

B. It increased tensions because Truman distrusted the Soviets