1. Communism Spreads (Part 1 - 1950s)
History Notes – 13-2

2. Communism Spreads Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD):
(1949) Soviet Union makes nuclear bomb
Neither side uses nukes, scared of retaliation

3. Communism Spreads
(1949) Communist leader Mao Zedong takes China

4. Communism Spreads
(1949) Communist leader Kim Il-Sung takes over North Korea

5. Communism Spreads Domino Effect: If one country falls to communism…
…neighboring countries will fall to communism too

6. Domino Effect

7. Korean War Korean War (1950-1953)
China supports North Korea (communist)
U.S. supports South Korea (democratic)
War ends in a draw

8. Map of Korea during Korean War

9. Picture by U.S. soldier, South Korea, 1951

10. Communism Spreads Eisenhower Doctrine (1957):
U.S. will help Middle East resist communism

11. Iran (1953) C.I.A. overthrows Mohammed Mossadegh, President of Iran
U.S. installs pro-U.S. dictator, Shah of Iran

12. Guatemala
(1954) C.I.A. overthrows President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala

13. Guatemala
C.I.A. installs a pro-U.S. dictator Castillo Armas