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Continuing the cold war into the 1950s

Continuing the cold war into the 1950s . May 2, 2014 Note Packet C. Eisenhower’s foreign policy in the 1950s . Deterrence Policy of making the US military power so strong , no enemy would try to attack Brinkmanship US must be ready to go to the brink of war . The arms race .

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Continuing the cold war into the 1950s

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  1. Continuing the cold war into the 1950s May 2, 2014 Note Packet C

  2. Eisenhower’s foreign policy in the 1950s • Deterrence • Policy of making the US military power so strong, no enemy would try to attack • Brinkmanship • US must be ready to go to the brink of war

  3. The arms race • US & Soviet Union stockpiling nuclear & nonnuclear weapons • Rushing to develop missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons • Atoms for Peace Plan (1953) – UN supervision of a world search to find peaceful uses for nuclear technology

  4. The cold war in space • ICBMS’s – long-range rockets to carry nuclear weapons • Soviets launched satellite “Sputnik” • U-2 Incident (1960) • Soviet guided missile shot down a US U-2 spy plane over Soviet territory

  5. Foreign policy in asia • The Domino Theory • If one nation falls to communism, the rest will • SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) • Mirror formation of NATO • Members pledged to meet any “common danger” from communist aggression

  6. Foreign policy in the middle east • Israel (1948) • UN divided British controlled Palestine into 2 states • Jewish (US supported) & Arab (Soviet supported) • Both groups proclaimed Palestine as homeland • Arab assault on Jewish state • UN mediated new borders

  7. Foreign policy in the middle east • Iran (1954) • Iran’s Prime Minister tried to nationalize its foreign-owned oil industry • US via CIA arrange overthrow of PM & gov’t • Restore shah of Iran to throne • Secure US supply of oil

  8. Foreign policy in the middle east • Egypt (1956) • Egypt counted on Soviet & US economic support • US withdrew support tobuild a dam on the Nile

  9. Foreign policy in the middle east • Egypt (1956) • Egypt took British owned Suez Canal • Vital waterway allowing middle east oil to reach Europe • British & French attacked Egypt, Soviets warned them to withdraw • Canal remained under Egypt’s control

  10. Foreign policy in the middle east • The Eisenhower Doctrine • US pledged force would be used to help any middle eastern nation requesting aid against communist aggression • Justification for troops in Lebanon & Jordan

  11. Foreign policy in latinamerica • Guatemala (1954) • CIA overthrew Guatemalan gov’t sympathetic to Soviets • Nixon’s Tour (1958) • VP Nixon went on Latin American goodwill tour • Met with anti-american mobs • Cuba(1956) • Fidel Castro led successful revolt and turnedto Soviet Union for aid

  12. Changes to soviet-us relations in 1950s • Soviet leader Stalin died, Nikita Khrushchev took over • Temporary ease of Cold War tensions  Soviet focus on domestic issues • Geneva Conference (1955) • Leaders of the US, Soviet Union, Britain, & France discusses disarmament  suspension of nuclear testing

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