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