<span>Officials believed Cuban peasants disliked Castro.</span>
<span>C. Slash social programs and balance the budget</span>
The passage above highlights the irony that is implicit in a social life. While society pushes its members into conventions and conformity, it's risky behavior that correlates with success. The passage above acknowledges that Tom's misbehavior is linked to his heroism. His socially deviant behavior will either lead him to a death sentence or the presidency.
Containment was a policy that used many strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. The reason such a policy was introduced was in response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to enlarge its communist influence in countries like China, Korea, and Vietnam.
