1. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg 1 Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Curt-Engelhorn Chair in American History Prof. Dr. Manfred Berg Winter Term 2008/2009 The Reluctant Empire? U.S. Foreign Relations in the 20th Century

2. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Superpower Confrontation, 1950-1962 Forging the Western Alliance The Korean War The Nuclear Arms Race The Cuban Missile Crisis

3. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg NATO, 1949

4. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Dean Acheson, 1893-1971 U.S. Under Sec. Of State. 1945-1947 U.S. Sec. of State, 1949-1953

5. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Kim Il Sung, 1912-1994 Kim IL Sung statue in PyongyangKim IL Sung in October 21, 1950

6. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg The UN in 1950

7. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg The Korean War, 1950-1953

8. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg General Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964 Gen. Whitney (l) with Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Gen. Almond (r), Korea 1950

9. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969 Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, 1943-1945 U.S. Army Chief of Staff, 1945-1947 Supreme Commander of NATO, 1950-1952 U.S. Pres., 1953-1961

10. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg John Foster Dulles, 1888-1959 US Rep. to the UN General Assembly, 1946-1949/1950 US Senator, 1949 US Secretary of State, 1953 -1959

11. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg More Bang for the Buck!

12. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg The Sputnik Shock, 1957

13. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Geneva Summit, 1955

14. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Thermonuclear device on Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands, Nov, 1952.

15. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Duck and Cover Bert the Turtle in the US Civil Defense Film, Duck and Cover, 1951

16. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Nikita Krushchev, 1894-1971 Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1958–1964 Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1958-1964

17. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg The Berlin Wall, Aug. 13, 1961

18. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Fidel Castro, b.1926 Leader of the revolutionary 26th of July Movement Leader of Cuba since 1959

19. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 U.S. Rep., 1947-1953 U.S. Senator, 1953-1960 U.S. President 1961-1963

20. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962

21. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Dean Rusk, 1909-1994 Assistant Sec. of State for Far Eastern Affairs, 1950-1952 US Sec. of State, 1961-1969 We were eyeball to eyeball and they blinked first.

22. Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg One Hell of a Gamble Pres. Kennedy meets with his cabinet during the Cuban Missile Crisis