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Eisenhower’s Policies

Eisenhower’s Policies. Eisenhower’s Policies. Dwight Eisenhower won 1952 Presidential election Cold war was first thing he thought of Victory must be achieved through economy Show that free enterprise was better than communism. Eisenhower’s Policies. Large scale wars were too expensive

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Eisenhower’s Policies

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  1. Eisenhower’s Policies

  2. Eisenhower’s Policies • Dwight Eisenhower won 1952 Presidential election • Cold war was first thing he thought of • Victory must be achieved through economy • Show that free enterprise was better than communism

  3. Eisenhower’s Policies • Large scale wars were too expensive • U.S. could not contain communism through small wars either • Cut military spending by $16 million • Wanted Massive Retaliation • Increased nuclear arsenal from 1,000 bombs in 1953 to 18,000 in 1961 • Brinkmanship • The willingness to go to the brink of war to force the other side to back down

  4. Eisenhower’s Policies • Korean War • Eisenhower promised he would end it • Too many lives lost • Cost too much • Went to Korea and told China that they would continue the war “under circumstances of our own choosing” • Hint at nuclear attacks • Negotiations were signed • War ended with no real victory

  5. Eisenhower’s Policies • The Taiwan Crisis • China tried to seize nationalist islands • Nuclear threats • China backs down

  6. Eisenhower’s Policies • The Suez Crisis • U.S Aid to Egypt to build a dam on the Nile River • U.S. backs out because Egyptians bought weapons from communist Czechoslovakia • Egyptian Troops seized the Suez Canal from Anglo-French Company in order to pay for dam

  7. Eisenhower’s Policies • The Suez Crisis • France and Britain invade Egypt • Soviets threaten attacks on Britain and France • Eisenhower threatens nuclear attacks on Soviets • U.S. urges France and Britain to get out of Egypt • Major victory for Soviets

  8. Eisenhower’s Policies • Eisenhower knew Brinkmanship would not always work • CIA • Used covert operations to stop communist uprisings in other countries • Overthrow anti-American leaders • Iran and Guatemala • Overthrew communist leaders

  9. Eisenhower’s Policies • Covert Operations did not always work • Stalin died in 1953, and was replaced by Nikita Khrushchev • Made a secret speech, discrediting many of Stalin’s polices and communism • Khrushchev felt that communism and capitalism could peacefully coexist • U.S. got a copy of the speech and broadcasted it in Eastern European countries • Uprisings started, but were quickly put down by furious Khrushchev

  10. Eisenhower’s Policies • Khrushchev • Now had an anti-capitalist view and started an arms race • Demanded that troops leave West Berlin • U.S. rejected demand • Threatened nuclear attacks • Soviets backed down • Summit planned for Khrushchev and Eisenhower to meet

  11. Eisenhower’s Policies • Summit • Tried to improve relations between U.S. and Soviets • U.S. U-2 spy plane shot down • Summit was cancelled

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