Communism Spreads (Part 1 - 1950s)
History Notes – 13-2
Communism Spreads
• Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD):
– (1949) Soviet Union makes nuclear bomb
–Neither side uses nukes, scared of retaliation
Communism Spreads
• (1949) Communist leader Mao Zedong takes China
Communism Spreads
• (1949) Communist leader Kim Il-Sung takes over North Korea
Communism Spreads
• Domino Effect:
– If one country falls to communism…
…neighboring countries will fall to communism too
Domino Effect
Korean War
• Korean War (1950-1953)
–China supports North Korea (communist)
–U.S. supports South Korea (democratic)
–War ends in a draw
Map of Korea during Korean War
Picture by U.S. soldier, South Korea, 1951
Communism Spreads
• Eisenhower Doctrine (1957):
– U.S. will help Middle East resist communism
Iran
• (1953) C.I.A. overthrows Mohammed Mossadegh, President of Iran
• U.S. installs pro-U.S. dictator, Shah of Iran
Guatemala
• (1954) C.I.A. overthrows President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala
Guatemala
• C.I.A. installs a pro-U.S. dictator Castillo Armas