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The Heightened Arms Race

The Heightened Arms Race. 9/1949 – USSR tests its own atomic bomb 10/1949 – Communists create PRC (People’s Republic of China), surprised the American public 1952 – US tests a hydrogen bomb/USSR -1953 MAD – mutually assured destruction – acted as a deterrent . New Leaders.

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The Heightened Arms Race

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  1. The Heightened Arms Race • 9/1949 – USSR tests its own atomic bomb • 10/1949 – Communists create PRC (People’s Republic of China), surprised the American public • 1952 – US tests a hydrogen bomb/USSR -1953 • MAD – mutually assured destruction – acted as a deterrent

  2. New Leaders • Eisenhower – favored a policy of massive retaliation (Sec. of State – John Dulles) • Favored a policy of massive retaliation • “bigger bang for the buck” • Nikita Khrushchev – became leader of USSR (Stalin died in 1953) • Called for peaceful co-existence with the West • Brutal repression of Europe • 1961- Berlin Wall built

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