The Atomic Age
The Atomic Age. Soviets enter the Atomic Age. In 1949 the USSR test their first A-Bomb US is gripped with fear US test the first Hydrogen Bomb. Dwight D. Eisenhower. WWII Hero Wins the 1952 election Josef Stalin died in 1953 replace by Khrushchev
The Atomic Age
E N D
Presentation Transcript
Soviets enter the Atomic Age • In 1949 the USSR test their first A-Bomb • US is gripped with fear • US test the first Hydrogen Bomb
Dwight D. Eisenhower • WWII Hero • Wins the 1952 election • Josef Stalin died in 1953 replace by Khrushchev • US has new nuclear strategy: Massive retaliation • Ike believed peace through power
Arms Race • Each Country spent billions on weapons. • Sputnik: First Satellite in space: Russians have early advantage. • The Space race begins as a product of the Cold War: NASA