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Fighting for the 3rd World

Fighting for the 3rd World. What is the 3rd World? Why is it important?. TODAY’S TOPICS ABOUT THE 3 rd WORLD:. CIA Iran Egypt Hungary Cuba. Winning loyalty of 3rd world important to Ike. WHY?. #1. US depended on their natural resources & markets. #2.

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Fighting for the 3rd World

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  1. Fighting for the 3rd World What is the 3rd World? Why is it important?

  2. TODAY’S TOPICS ABOUT THE 3rd WORLD: • CIA • Iran • Egypt • Hungary • Cuba

  3. Winning loyalty of 3rd world important to Ike WHY?

  4. #1. US depended on their natural resources & markets

  5. #2. Possible ally against Soviet expansion

  6. Problems? 3rd world resented US wealth US won friends with $$$ (improve farms, schools, & medical care)

  7. National Security Council CIA Central Intelligence Agency NSC Both created in 1947 (National Security Act)

  8. Formal definition: Performs functions & duties related to intelligence affecting national security as the NSC will direct

  9. Spying & covert operations Huh?

  10. 1949 Congress permits CIA to spend what they want without telling anyone but its director

  11. Bribe overseas politicians Hire secret armies Assassination plots

  12. IRAN CIA’s 1st overthrow attempt

  13. 70 year old PM of Iran Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh

  14. ...which were controlled by a British company Iran voted to nationalize its oil fields... 1951

  15. GB shut down oil refineries & boycotted Iranian oil (urged others to do the same) Iran’s economy: BAD

  16. US Involvment? What if Mossadegh & Iran look to the Soviet Union for help?

  17. “Operation AJAX” CIA sent in team that helped overthrow PMMossadegh We helped put someone else in office!

  18. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi “Pro-West” (gave control of oil fields back to Western companies)

  19. GB had given control of Egypt to Egyptian nationalists 1952 Egypt & The Suez Crisis

  20. Egypt wanted to control the Suez canal, (links Mediterranean & Red seas) 1954

  21. Aswan Dam US was going to help fund it, but it fell through Egypt wanted to build dam on Nile (electricity & jobs)

  22. Made an arms deal with the Soviets Recognized Communist China EGYPT... Seized the Suez Canal (July ‘56)

  23. France, GB, & Israel sent troops to Egypt to try & take back the canal Oct ‘56

  24. Because we didn’t want Egypt to end up in Communist Bloc US did not support this The UN stepped in & persuaded those involved to returned it to Egypt WHY?

  25. … they were moved closer to the Soviets! BUT...

  26. Eisenhower Doctrine “US has right to aid any country in ME that is threatened by Communist aggression.”

  27. Hungarian Revolt 1956 Hungarian army & protestors ousted Soviet-controlled gov’t USSR entered Hungary & restored communist gov’t

  28. VIDEO CLIPS! Let’s watch 2 clips on the Suez War & the Hungarian Revolution!

  29. 1958 Fidel Castro overthrew gov’t of Cuba CUBA

  30. Established a ruthless, pro-Soviet dictatorship

  31. Bay of Pigs Invasion Bahía de Cochinos

  32. Plan hatched under Ike, but Kennedy was pres. when it took place

  33. Who? Exiled Cubans in Miami trained by CIA

  34. Why? Spark popular uprising against Castro & force him out of power What? Invade Cuba

  35. 1400 poorly trained & ill-supplied Cubans landed No uprising occurred & most were captured 4 / 17 / 61

  36. Soviets won PR war in Bay of Pigs invasion They took opportunity to arm Cuba, which caused the . . .

  37. Cuban Missile Crisis

  38. U.S. spy planes saw missile sites in Cuba under construction Oct ‘62

  39. Options? #1. Bomb missile sites & invade Cuba (Too much of a risk)

  40. Negotiation (Too much time for Soviets) #2.

  41. Naval blockade #3.

  42. Kennedy insisted... Remove the missiles from Cuba!

  43. 180 warships B-52 Bombers with nuclear weapons

  44. Worldwide military forces on alert The world waited

  45. For 13 days, US & USSR faced off in game of nuclear “chicken”

  46. RESULTS... • On Oct. 28, the Soviets blinked! • Kruschchev agreed to remove missiles • US missiles in Turkey?

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