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Nuclear Arms Race Cold War
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Hydrogen Bomb H-Bomb More powerful than the atomic bomb Force of 1 million TNT 67x the power of atomic bomb Nov. 1, 1952 the U.S. develops bomb In August 1953, Soviet Union had their own bomb
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Brinkmanship The willingness of the U.S. under Eisenhower to go to the edge of all out war ▫Willing to use nuclear weapons on any aggressive nations ▫Expanded army, navy, and air force The Soviet followed suit and built up their military People built bomb shelters There were air raid drills
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The Cold War Spreads around the World Eisenhower relied on CIA ▫Central Intelligence Agency ▫Sent out spies Joseph Stalin dies in 1953 ▫Heart Attack Malenkov vs. Khrushchev ▫Khrushchev takes over as leader Wants democracy and communism to live peacefully together
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Warsaw Pact In 1955, West Germany was allowed to rearm and join NATO ▫The Soviet Union grew fearful Soviet Union Forms military alliance ▫Linked 7 Eastern European countries to the Soviet Union ▫Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania
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The Summit in Geneva July 1955 Eisenhower meets with Soviet leaders in Switzerland ▫Suggests open air policy ▫Allowed to fly over each other to prevent surprise attack Soviets did not agree to this policy People thought this would be a step toward peace
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Trouble in the Middle East The Suez War ▫Egypt tries to get money from both sides ▫U.S. gets upset and withdraws funds ▫Egypt seizes Suez Canal ▫United Nations steps in to stop fighting The Eisenhower Doctrine ▫Soviet Union grows in Middle East ▫Warning in 1957 U.S. would defend the Middle East against an attack by any communist country
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The Cold War takes to the skies The Space Race ▫October 4, 1957 Soviet Union launches Sputnik Artificial satellite ▫Jan. 31, 1958 U.S. launches satellite U-2 Is shot down ▫U.S. performing secret high-altitude flights over Soviet Union Pictures of troop movement and missile sites ▫Eisenhower wanted these flights to stop ▫Last flight is shot down by Soviet Union Francis Gary Powers put in prison for 10 years U-2 incident creates more hostility
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