chapter 12 section 3 the cold war expands
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Chapter 12 Section 3 The Cold War Expands. 1950’s. US and USSR most powerful nations in the world! Great fear now since USSR dropped an A-Bomb in Siberia US thought they were years away!. 1952. First H-Bomb created in US Next year Soviets made one - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 12 Section 3 The Cold War Expands
1950’sUS and USSR
most powerful nations in the world!
Great fear now since USSR dropped an A-Bomb in Siberia
US thought they were years away!
1952 First H-Bomb created in
US Next year Soviets made
one
Arms Race – Contest between US and USSR – who could create most powerful weapons
Over the decades, both stockpiled!
Mutually assured destruction – a policy in which the US and USSR built up tons of weapons hoping to deter a war
1952
Truman decides not to run Eisenhower wins election –
Remember???
Led the allied invasion of North Africa
FIRMLY believed in containing Communism
John Foster Dulles – Secretary of State
Both focused on stockpiling weapons
Massive Retaliation
Policy formed by Dulles
Policy of threatening to use massive force if need be
Brinkmanship – going to the brink of war could protect the US and prevent war
Stalin dies
March 5, 1953 Nikita Krushchev – new leader of
Soviet Union Much more peaceful than Stalin Improved relations with the west
Suez Crisis
Cold War tensions continue to rise
Suez Canal located in Egypt – important trade route
Had always been open for all to pass through
Egypt’s president Nassar wanted to build a dam.
US and Britain said they would fund it
Nasser decided to recognize China and USSR
Eisenhower livid and withdrew offer
Threatened oil trade
Eisenhower Doctrine
January 1957 – Promised to help any Middle East country threatened by Communism
CIA An intelligence-gathering agency Created to help curb Communism
Sputnik
Soviets launched a satellite – Sputnik (1957)
Following month – Launched a much larger satellite. Carried Laika
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Created to improve space related efforts for scientists and military
Red Scare
The overall fear that Communists wanted to destroy America!
Smith Act
Made it unlawful to teach about the overthrow of the American government
Blacklist
People that “supposedly” had ties to Communism.
Hollywood
Alger Hiss – Charged with being a Soviet spy
5 years in prison
Rosenbergs – Same…found guilty and sentenced to death
Assignment In your notebook explain the
following:
Eisenhower Doctrine Central Intelligence Agency Sputnik Laika NASA