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Ike’s Cold War: 1953-1961

Explore the key events and policies of President Dwight D. Eisenhower during the Cold War, including the concept of "massive retaliation", the arms race, the spirit of Geneva, the U2 incident, and the creation of Israel. Understand the impact of these events on America's role in the world.

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Ike’s Cold War: 1953-1961

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  1. Ike’s Cold War:1953-1961 AP US History

  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower

  3. Ike & John Foster Dulles’ New Look Foreign Policy “Massive Retaliation” • MAD – Mutually Assured Destruction • Arms Race • Cost? • Stress?

  4. Cold War in Europe • Death of Stalin (1953) • Replaced by Nikita Khrushchev • Spirit of Geneva (1955) – Peaceful Coexistence? • Hungary (1956) • Sputnik (1957) • National Defense Education Act (NDEA) • U2 Incident (1960)

  5. Cold War in Asia • Korean Armistice (1953) • French-Vietnam War • 1954 Geneva Convention • Domino Theory • Military Advisors

  6. Cold War in Latin America • Guatemala Coup (1954) • Cuban Revolution (1959) • Embargo

  7. Cold War In Middle East • America’s Growing Oil Addiction • OPEC • Creation of Israel (2) Cold War • 1953 Iran Coup • Eisenhower Doctrine (1957) • US will work to contain communism in the Middle East

  8. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together. “Beware the military-industrial complex!”

  9. Practice Question Evaluate similarities between Harry S. Truman’s and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Cold War policies as president.

  10. MAD

  11. The Arms Race (estimated)

  12. Defense Spending

  13. Nikita Khrushchev

  14. Spirit of Geneva

  15. The Kitchen Debate (1959)

  16. Sputnik

  17. U2 Incident

  18. Origins of Vietnam

  19. Cuban Revolution

  20. Creation of Israel (1947-48) • Creation of Israel • US Support • Wars • War of Independence (1948) • Suez Crisis (1956) • Six Day War (1967) • Yom Kippur War (1973) • Long Term Implications for America

  21. UN Plan 1947 Israel 1973

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