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The Cold War under Eisenhower. New Leaders Truman vs. Eisenhower (New Look)  “Containment” – George Kennan  Marshall Plan  Truman Doctrine  Berlin.

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1 The Cold War under Eisenhower

2 New Leaders

3 Truman vs. Eisenhower (New Look)  “Containment” – George Kennan  Marshall Plan  Truman Doctrine  Berlin Airlift  NATO  NSC – 68  Korean War  “Brinksmanship” – John Foster Dulles  Massive retaliation  HUGE LIMITS  “On the brink” of nuclear war  Mutual Security Agreements  Domino Theory  CIA – spies  Eisenhower Doctrine Identify some glaring flaws with Dulles’ policies

4  Asks USA for help  Ike says NO  USSR will stop at nothing for Eastern Europe  Uses CIA Hungarian Uprising People of Hungry have revolted and overthrown Communist Gov. Ask USA for help. What should Ike do? What do you think he did?

5 Identify US involvement in these regions

6 Involvement in the Third World – Iran and Guatemala  Iran – OIL  Mohammed Mossadegh – makes oil private (Soviet Friendly)  Cuts off USA  US supports Mohammed Reza Shah Rahlavi  Shah of Iran returns to power – friendly with the West  WHAT ARE THE FUTURE EFFECTS OF THIS ON THE USA?  Guatemala – Land  Gov. gives lands to peasants = communism  CIA trains army  Army leader becomes dictator

7 Geneva Summit  Temporarily divide Vietnam  Ike continues supporting South Vietnam  SEATO (South Eastern Atlantic Treaty Organization) – symbolic

8 Suez Crisis  Adbel Nasser is neutral  Dulles doesn’t like it  seizes Suez Canal  France and GB ally with Israel – USA NO  Eisenhower Doctrine  Protect middle east

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10 The Space Race: Sputnik 1 – 0 USSR

11 First man in Space: 2 – 0 USSR

12 U-2 Spy Incident (1960)  Camp David – Khrushchev and Ike meet  CIA makes secret flights over USSR, U-2 planes (after they said no)  Bad secret  USSR knows  Francis Gary Powers is shot down by USSR  USSR is angered  Ike lies and doesn’t apologize  Tensions are at an all time high

13 Impact of Eisenhower: Did the policies of Eisenhower make you feel safer?  Narrow Minded (No Morality)  Escalated Arms Race  Escalated Tension Neutral Not safe Safe


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