1. The Cold War continues…
President Eisenhower
The Cold War continues…

2. Brinkmanship
The U.S. sought to build a massive arsenal of nuclear weapons to scare/prevent the USSR from striking
idea of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles
Increased Americans’ fears of nuclear war—many families built fallout shelters

3. The Nuclear Arms Race
Brinkmanship meant increased government spending on both nuclear warheads and the military
Helped create many new jobs in Virginia at the Pentagon, the CIA, and defense contractors

4. The CIA
Eisenhower used the Central Intelligence Agency to carry out two covert coups
They secretly overthrew the governments of Iran (1953) and Guatemala (1954) because of communist ties and installed U.S.-friendly regimes

5. The Space Race The Soviets launched Sputnik in 1957
The U.S. created NASA in 1958
The space race was on!
Sputnik, the first satellite