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Postwar America. American History Chapter 26-1. The Eisenhower Era. Election of 1952. Truman was exempt from the 22 nd Amendment, but chose not to run for re-election. Dem. Adlai Stevenson v. Rep. Dwight Eisenhower . Eisenhower promised to end the Korean War.
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American History Chapter 26-1 The Eisenhower Era
Election of 1952 • Truman was exempt from the 22nd Amendment, but chose not to run for re-election. • Dem. Adlai Stevenson v. Rep. Dwight Eisenhower. • Eisenhower promised to end the Korean War. • His running mate was Richard Nixon. • Gave the famous “Checkers” speech.
The Cold War Under Eisenhower • Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles: • Brinkmanship: Build more nuclear weapons & use them as a threat to the Soviets. • Threaten war without actually going to war. • Massive retaliation: Pledge by the U.S. to use all weapons necessary against the Soviets if they struck first. • CIA: Central Intelligence Agency: Created to spy on foreign governments. • Also planned & carried out covert operations. Dulles
Soviet Union • Nikita Khrushchev succeeded Stalin in 1953. • Communist dictator & bitter rival of the U.S. • Formed the Warsaw Pact in 1955: • Military alliance of the Soviet-dominated countries.
Soviet Control in Eastern Europe • The Soviets put down revolts in Poland & Hungary. • Eisenhower & Khrushchev held a summit in 1955. • Eisenhower proposed an “open skies” treaty. • The Soviets rejected it. • U-2 spy plane incident: 1960 • The Soviets shot down a U.S. U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union. • The pilot, Francis Powers, was captured & held for 2 yrs.
Cold War Hot Spots • North & South Vietnam were established: • North Vietnam to be Communist & South Vietnam to be Anti-Communist. • SEATO: Southeast Asia Treaty Organization formed. • Agreed to resist Communist aggression. • Jewish & Arab tension grew in the Middle East with the independence of Israel. • 1954: Egypt’s leader, Gamal Nasser, seized control of the Suez Canal. • France & Britain sent in troops & the Soviets threatened to get involved. • Eisenhower convinced France & Britain to pull out.
The U.S. Exerts Influence • Eisenhower Doctrine: Jan. 1957: • Declared the right of the U.S. to help any nation in the Middle East to resist armed Communist aggression.