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Cold War at Home -3. Quiz. __________ ____________ was a Cold War, anti-Communist activist from Wisconsin who was looking to make a bold statement by calling out all of the “Communists” in the American government. Why did the Republicans somewhat embrace this man?
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Quiz • __________ ____________ was a Cold War, anti-Communist activist from Wisconsin who was looking to make a bold statement by calling out all of the “Communists” in the American government. • Why did the Republicans somewhat embrace this man? • In the early 1950’s, the US and Soviets engaged in a race for the ___ - Bomb. This bomb was generally believed to be at least 67x more powerful than the Atomic Bomb. • The willingness to go to the brink, or edge of war, was referred to as what? • Who became president after Truman?
Eisenhower • Relied heavily on the newly formed CIA • Led covert operations in the Middle East and Latin America
Warsaw Pact • Stalin dies in 1953 • West Germany is allowed to join NATO • Soviets respond with Warsaw Pact • Eastern European nations (satellite countries)
Summit in Geneva • “Open skies” proposal by Eisenhower • Quickly shot down by Soviets
Eisenhower Doctrine • US would defend the Middle East against attack by any Communist country
Nikita Khrushchev • Publicly criticized Stalin • Had the Soviet Union softened?
Cold War – The Sky and Beyond • ICBM – intercontinental ballistic missiles • Both sides claimed to have powerful ICBM • October 4, Sputnik is launched (USSR) • First satellite in space • ICBM showed it had easily enough force to deliver a nuclear warhead anywhere on Earth
U-2 • Secret missions designed to fly over Soviet air space • Eisenhower wanted the flights discontinued • Last flight – Francis Gary Powers was brought down • US denied the facts • USSR glorified the facts
U-2 incident • Powers sentenced to 10 years in prison • Served 17 months, then exchanged to US for a Soviet spy named Rudolf Abel