25.3 The Cold War Expands. Race for the H-Bomb Hydrogen Bomb - thermonuclear device possibly 1,000x stronger than atomic bomb Soviets test A-bomb in 1949.

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25.3 The Cold War Expands

Race for the H-Bomb Hydrogen Bomb - thermonuclear device possibly 1,000x stronger than atomic bomb Soviets test A-bomb in 1949 Nov ‘52 - first US test (10.4 million tons of TNT); Aug ‘53 - first Soviet test

Eisenhower’s Foreign Policy John Foster Dulles - Eisenhower's Sec of State Massive Retaliation - keep the peace with the threat of an all out nuclear war against aggressors

Brinkmanship - name of Ike’s policy; willing to go to the brink of war Results: 1. Arms Race 2. Fear of Attack (air raid drills, bomb shelters)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Government agency which spied on and took covert actions against unfriendly governments (Iran, Guatemala)

“Thaw” in the Cold War 1953, Joseph Stalin dies; Replaced by Nikita Khrushchev who criticized Stalin and seemed more open US/USSR meet in Geneva

Uprisings in EasternEurope 1956 Poland Hungary - Workers and students revolt - Soviets kill thousands

Suez Crisis 1955, Egypt strengthens communist ties and seizes control of Suez Canal from GB and Fr GB, Fr, and Israel attack Egypt; USSR supports Egypt and threatens missile attacks United Nations imposes cease fire leaving canal in Egyptian hands

Eisenhower Doctrine Following Soviet support of Egypt, Eisenhower offers aid to any nation in the Middle East fighting communism (Truman Doctrine for the Middle East)

Sputnik October 1957, Soviets launch first man-made satellite into orbit (Sputnik) Leads to education reforms in the US: science and math (NDEA $1B) NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

U-2 Incident High altitude CIA spy plane, U-2, was shot down while taking pictures of the USSR Pilot survives and is sent to prison in the USSR Incident ends thaw in the Cold War