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    This document provides an overview of key events and policies that contributed to increased tensions during the Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union in the 1950s. It describes the nuclear arms race that began under Truman and escalated under Eisenhower. Eisenhower pursued a policy of "brinkmanship" and bolstered US nuclear weapons while trimming conventional forces. The Cold War spread globally through actions like CIA covert operations in Iran and Guatemala. Space exploration became a new arena of competition following the Soviet launch of Sputnik. Increased tensions resulted from the U-2 incident of 1960, when the US spy plane was shot down over the USSR.

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    This document provides an overview of key events and policies that contributed to increased tensions during the Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union in the 1950s. It describes the nuclear arms race that began under Truman and escalated under Eisenhower. Eisenhower pursued a policy of "brinkmanship" and bolstered US nuclear weapons while trimming conventional forces. The Cold War spread globally through actions like CIA covert operations in Iran and Guatemala. Space exploration became a new arena of competition following the Soviet launch of Sputnik. Increased tensions resulted from the U-2 incident of 1960, when the US spy plane was shot down over the USSR.

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    Two Nations Live On The Edge 18-4

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    This document provides an overview of key events and policies that contributed to increased tensions during the Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union in the 1950s. It describes the nuclear arms race that began under Truman and escalated under Eisenhower. Eisenhower pursued a policy of "brinkmanship" and bolstered US nuclear weapons while trimming conventional forces. The Cold War spread globally through actions like CIA covert operations in Iran and Guatemala. Space exploration became a new arena of competition following the Soviet launch of Sputnik. Increased tensions resulted from the U-2 incident of 1960, when the US spy plane was shot down over the USSR.

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    Two Nations Live on the

    Edge
    Chapter 18, Section 4
    Notes

    Objectives
    Explain

    the policy of brinkmanship


    Describe the American and Soviet actions
    that caused the Cold War to spread
    around the world
    Summarize the impact of Sputnik and the
    U-2 incident on the US

    Nuclear Arms Race


    Began

    during Trumans Presidency


    Soviets exploded atomic bomb in 1949
    US

    entered into race for Hydrogen Bomb


    Even more destructive immoral?
    US explodes H-Bomb in 1952
    Soviets exploded H-Bomb 1953

    Brinkmanship
    Dwight

    D. Eisenhower President
    John Foster Dulles Secretary of State
    ANTI-COMMUNIST
    A moral

    crusade against communism

    Brinkmanship

    willingness to go to the
    edge of all-out war
    US

    trimmed army and navy to focus on its air


    force
    Built up nuclear weapons

    Cold War Spreads


    CIA (Central

    Intelligence Agency)

    Collected

    information spies
    Covert operations
    Iran
    Prime

    Minister Mossadegh nationalized oil fields


    CIA helped the Shah of Iran return to power
    Turned oil fields back over to Western companies
    Guatemala
    CIA took

    covert action to change the govt.

    Cold War Spreads


    Warsaw

    Pact

    Soviets

    Geneva

    form military alliance with E. Europe

    Summit

    open

    skies proposal allow flights


    Soviets reject it, but its a step towards peace
    Suez

    War

    Nasser

    nationalized the Suez Canal


    Israel, Britain, and France sent troops
    UN defused situation

    Eisenhower Doctrine
    Eisenhowers Warning
    US

    would defend the Middle East against


    communist attack

    Hungarian Uprising
    Soviets

    had dominated Hungary


    Hungarians revolted in 1956
    Democracy!
    Soviets brutally responded and put down
    rebellion
    US did nothing Hungary was a satellite

    Space Race
    Khruschev

    took power after Stalin

    Peaceful

    coexistence
    Competition!
    Soviets

    launched Sputnik in 1957

    Worlds first

    US

    artificial satellite

    frantically tries to catch up

    Poors

    in money

    U-2 Incident
    CIA made

    secret flights over USSR (U-2)


    Eisenhower and Krushchev holding another
    summit
    Dulles

    Soviets
    Flown

    make one last flight!

    shoot down the plane


    by Francis Gary Powers

    Renewed

    Confrontation

    Eisenhower

    at first denies then admits incident


    Krushchev demands apology
    Eisenhower says NO! -- TENSION

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