two nations live on the edge
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Two Nations Live on the Edge. During the 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear war. Race for the H-Bomb. Scientists who developed Atomic Bomb believed they could make a more powerful bomb. Hydrogen bomb, or H-bomb 67 times more powerful than atomic bomb. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Two Nations Live on the Edge
During the 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union came to the
brink of nuclear war.
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Race for the H-Bomb
• Scientists who developed Atomic Bomb believed they could make a more powerful bomb.
• Hydrogen bomb, or H-bomb• 67 times more powerful than atomic bomb.
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Policy of Brinkmanship
• By the time both countries have the H-bomb, Dwight D. Eisenhower is president.
• His secretary of state John Foster Dulles is a strong anti-communist.
• For Dulles, Cold War is a moral crusade against communism.
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Threat of Nuclear War• The threat of a nuclear
attack was unlike any the American people had ever faced.
• Even if only a few bombs reached their target, millions of people would die.
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U.S. tries to Prepare• School children practice air raid drills and
practiced “Duck and Cover”.• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw
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The Cold War Spreads Around the World
• President Eisenhower began to rely heavily on recently formed Central Intelligence Agency, or the CIA for information.
• CIA used spies to gather information abroad.• CIA carried out covert or secret operations to
weaken or overthrow governments unfriendly to US.
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Covert Actions in the Middle East• CIA’s first covert actions took place in Middle
East.• Iran’s prime minister nationalized Iran’s oil
fields.• Placed formally private oil industries under
Iranian control.
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Covert Actions in Middle East
• In return, Great Britain stops buying their oil.• US fears Iran will turn to Soviets for help.• CIA gives several million dollars to anti-prime
minister supporters.• CIA wanted pro-American Shah of Iran, who
recently had to flee to power.• Plan works. Shah returns to power and gives
oil fields to Western Countries.
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Warsaw Pact
• Death of Joseph Stalin in 1953.• US-Soviet relations seemed to improve after.• Soviets recognize West Germany and create
peace treaties with Japan and Austria.• However, in 1955 when West Germany joined
NATO, Soviet Union grew fearful.• Formed Warsaw Pact and joined together
with seven other Eastern European Nations.
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Geneva Summit• Eisenhower meets with Soviet leaders to
discuss allowing flights over each other’s territories to guard against surprise nuclear attacks.
• Soviet Union does not agree.• Despite this, the world hailed the “spirit of
Geneva” as a step toward peace.
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The Suez War
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Eisenhower Doctrine
• Warning that the United States would defend the Middle East against an attack by a Communist Country.
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Space Race
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Light in the October Sky
• Sputnik: Soviets launch Sputnik• http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=zxJQgYPXjN4&feature=fvst
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