1. Eisenhower’s Foreign Policy Cold War Continues Asia Middle East Latin America Soviet Union

2. Eisenhower: 1952-1960

3. Nikita Khrushchev: 1955-1964

4. Cold War Continues Korea Settled: July 1953 Korea Settled: July 1953 McCarthy’s Fall: goes after Army McCarthy’s Fall: goes after Army Nikita Khrushchev: Stalin dies 1953 Nikita Khrushchev: Stalin dies 1953 –Coal Miner, gruff personality –Soviet leader 1955, hard liner –Gives Speech against Stalin –Attacks Hungary (Nov 1956)

5. Cold War: Asia Vietnam: French colony –H–H–H–Ho Chi Minh communist, controls north –F–F–F–French defeated at Dien Bien Phu –V–V–V–Vietnam divided at 17 parallel –U–U–U–US increases support for South China: Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan –C–C–C–China bombs two islands if Formosa Straights –U–U–U–US Congress votes to protect Taiwan –C–C–C–China backs down after US threatens Nukes

6. Cold War: Middle East Egypt: Nassar unites Arabs against Israel Egypt: Nassar unites Arabs against Israel –Nasser takes Suez Canal –French, English, Israel attack Egypt –Ike mad, UN resolution for withdraw Iran: Russia wanted control of Iran Iran: Russia wanted control of Iran –Ike sends CIA to install Shah –US gains long term oil contracts

7. Cold War: Latin America Guatemala: new leftist leader plans Guatemala: new leftist leader plans –Plans to take over land –US Fruit number one land owner –Ike send in CIA to overthrow government Nixon’s Trip: Latin American resentment Nixon’s Trip: Latin American resentment Cuba: US supports Batista, then backs off Cuba: US supports Batista, then backs off –Castro starts revolution –Ike non recognition of Castro, CIA plans

8. Kitchen Debate: 1959

9. Cold War: Soviets Disarmament: Geneva, Open skies Disarmament: Geneva, Open skies Sputnik (Oct 1957): Scares US, Sputnik (Oct 1957): Scares US, –education reform, NASA Second Berlin Crisis Second Berlin Crisis Khrushchev visits US: “We will bury you” Khrushchev visits US: “We will bury you” U-2 and Gary Powers: summit called off U-2 and Gary Powers: summit called off Ike warns of “Military Industrial Complex” Ike warns of “Military Industrial Complex”

10. Sputnik: Oct 1957

11. John Glenn: orbits Earth 1959

12. U-2

13. Gary Powers