Read President Reagan’s words about foreign policy, and then study the graph showing defense spending. The truth is that a [nuclear] freeze now would be a very dangerous fraud, for that is merely the illusion of peace. The reality is that we must find peace through strength.

–Ronald Reagan,
March 8, 1983

A line graph titled U S Defense Spending, shows years on the x axis and billions of dollars on the y axis. 1980, 450. 1982, 500. 1984, 590. 1986, 600. 1988, 600.

The passage and graph show that President Reagan’s foreign policy goals were primarily a continuation of

isolationism.
containment.
neutrality.
appeasement.

B.

Explanation:

The given excerpt is taken from the most celebrated speech by President Ronald Reagan. On March 8, 1983, President Ronald Reagan delivered a speech at the National Association of Evangelicals in Florida.

The name of this famous speech was the Evil Empire. Calling out the Soviet as an evil empire, President Reagan clearly sent out a message to challenge the Union.

The passage and graph reveal that it was a continuation of containment foreign policy. The policy of containment was to keep communism contained or isolated. So, by challenging the Soviets, President Reagan was continuing with the policy of containment.

Therefore, option B is correct.

i believe it d) heterogeneous

what are the options ?