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Eisenhower
Foreign PoliciesSlide2
Cold War
The state of hostility, without actual warfare, that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union from the end of World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union. Its origins as World War II was ending is a subject of controversy among historians.
In addition to Korea, Cold War tensions flared up in several other spots around the world in the 1950s.
The Eisenhower Doctrine said the U.S. would aid any Nation in the Middle East trying to resist communism.Slide3Slide4
The New Look
Focused on Brinkmanship
Authored by Secretary of State J. Foster Dulles
Push the communists back to their pre-1945 borders by any means necessary
If they say no, nuke ‘em!!!
Used covert action by the CIA to interfere w/communist governments abroadSlide5
Domino Theory
You
have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly.
Worried about SE Asia & JapanSlide6
Formosa
Resolution
Treaty between the United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1955.
enacted by the U.S. Congress on January 29,
1955
an American commitment to defend
Formosa
PRC backs down when US threatens to use Nuclear weapons and lack of support from the USSR Slide7
Suez Crisis
Invasion of Egypt by Great Britain France and Israel in 1956.
29 October 1956 – 7 November 1956
Egypt tries to nationalize the Suez Canal
Great Britain, France and Israel plan and launch an invasion
USSR threatens to help on Egyptian behalf
US denies sale of oil to
allies
Military success for allies. Political success for Egypt. Slide8
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty)
M
ilitary mutual-defense pact between the United States, Canada and Western European countries, formed
in 1949.
Political Association until the Korean War. The war led to an increase in military coordination among members.
France left the over fears of a
S
pecial Relationship.
Maintained secret pacts for defense in the event of Soviet aggression.
Established Western Europe as an a sphere of American influence
The only time its mutual defense provisions were invoked happened after the 9/11 attacks.Slide9
Warsaw
Pact
Military alliance between the Soviet Union and nations of Eastern Europe, formed in 1955.
The Soviets created the Warsaw Pact in 1955
.
Formed in opposition to NATO
It was a military alliance with the Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe.
Uprisings in Poland and Hungary were ruthlessly suppressed.
Soviets made it clear that they were in control of Eastern Europe.Slide10
European Alliance Structures during the Cold WarSlide11
Sputnik
the
Soviet Union launched first man-made earth satellite
October 4, 1957
Means “Baby Moon”
First Satellite to orbit the Earth
Won the Space Race!
Orbited every 96 minutesSlide12
1954 Guatemalan coup d'état
Originated from a land reform policy
The dictator Jorge
Ubico
gave special favors to US and US companies for recognition of his regime
Árbenz publicly accused of being a closeted Communist plot against him forms
Secretly buy arms from
Czechoslavakia
Resulted in the overthrow of
Jacobo
Árbenz, establishment of A military dictatorship under
Carlos Castillo
Armas
and
UFC land restoredSlide13
1953 Iranian coup d'état
Originated over a dispute regarding the Anglo-Iranian
Oil Company
company
ledgers.
Iranian parliament to vote to nationalize the company and expel the foreign reps
Overthrow of Prime Minister
Mohammad
Mosaddegh
Established the autocratic rule of
Mohammad-
Rezā
Shāh
Pahlavi.
The
CIA is quoted acknowledging the coup was carried out "under CIA direction" and "as an act of U.S. foreign policy, conceived and approved at the highest levels of government.