The answer choice that best identifies the purpose of the text that was Eisenhower's strategy is C. deterrence
<h3>What is a Text Purpose?</h3>
This refers to the message that an author wants to convey and what he hopes to achieve with it with his readers.
Hence, we can see that based on the events of the Cold War, Eisenhower was of the opinion that the United States needed "permanent armaments industry of vast proportions" as a form of deterrence.
