Cold War under Eisenhower

1. Cold War under Eisenhower • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkvfcAlujZ0 After USSR tests their own atomic bomb, US creates better bomb Nov. 1952, US has thermonuclear bomb, 800X more powerful than Hiroshima bomb USSR steals these plans too Arms Race begins when Ike and Dulles stockpile nukes and implement brinksmanship

2. Ike and the CIA Ike came to rely on CIA for information CIA given lots of leeway to operate 1953-Iran 1954-Guatamala

3. Ike and Khrushchev 1953, Stalin dies, Khrushchev takes over USSR Seemed less oppressive than Stalin Things don’t change that much between the super powers:

4. No Real Change 1955 Germany rearms and joins NATO Warsaw Pact created

5. 1955 Geneva Summit 1st US-USSR meeting since WWII Ike proposes Open Skies Policy Nothing gets done

6. 1956 Middle East Crisis Egypt seizes Suez Canal France, Great Britain and Israel invade Egypt USSR threatens nuclear strike, UN intervenes This leads to Eisenhower Doctrine

7. 1956 Hungarian Rebellion Students protest Red Army moves in and kills 30,000 protesters

8. Cold War and Technology US felt they were superior to USSR US shocked in October 1957 when USSR launches Sputnik I After failures, US launches its own satellite in 1958 Space Race has begun

9. The U2 Incident Summer of 1992, me and my friends went to the U2 concert I sat in the last row of the stadium My friend threw a guy’s shirt out of the stadium

10. The Real U2 Incident US started flying missions in 1955 Since 1958, USSR knew about it Ike wanted out, Dulles pushed for more flights US caught in lie when Powers U2 is shot/crashes down inside USSR

11. Powers fails to do his job and he and his plane are captured 1960 US-USSR Summit is ruined due to this

13. Cold War in Asia/Pacific • Korea • Vietnam • SEATO • China • Cold War in the Middle East • Egypt (CIA and Nassar) • Iran (CIA overthrow) • Israel • Egypt and Israel • METO • 1956 Suez Canal Battle • Eisenhower Doctrine

14. Cold War in Latin America • Guatemala • Cuba