ARMS RACE United States v. Soviet Union Ms. Ha Ch. 18 sec. 4 Pages: 622-627
A. Race between the two countries 1. U.S. first , Soviets second I. H-Bomb (Hydrogen) A. Race between the two countries 1. U.S. first , Soviets second 2. 67x the power of the atomic bomb
A. “willingness of U.S. to go to an all-out war. 1. American schools II. Brinkmanship A. “willingness of U.S. to go to an all-out war. 1. American schools practiced air raids 2. Citizens built bomb shelters in backyards
III. Cold War: global A. President Eisenhower 1. CIA 2. Spies to gather world information
B. Warsaw Pact 1. Soviet Union groups with other countries for protection 2. NATO-U.S. and other countries
C. Eisenhower Doctrine 1. U.S. protect Middle East 2. Due to Soviet Union attack
2. Peaceful co-existence, communism would spread IV. Space Race A. New Soviet Leader 1. Nikita Khrushchev 2. Peaceful co-existence, communism would spread
B. Sputnik 1. Soviets launched in Oct. 4, 1957 2. Circled earth every 96 minutes -18,000 MPH
C. U.S. launches first successful satellite 1. January 31, 1958
D. U-2 is shot down 1. U.S. spy plane 2. Fly at high altitudes
E. Problem: 1. U-2 flights a. Press knowledge b. Soviet’s knew
A. Francis Gary Powers shot down 1. Landed on Soviet soil V. Last U-2 flight A. Francis Gary Powers shot down 1. Landed on Soviet soil 2. Sentenced to 10 years in Soviet prison
3. Released after 18 months in exchange for Soviet spy U.S. caught
B. Great tension between the super powers!