The Era of Eisenhower Essential Question: What was President Eisenhower’s Cold War Policy?

Eisenhower Becomes President Many Americans believed Truman’s foreign policy was not working Eisenhower aka Ike is chosen by the Republican party to run for president Believed in military might and a strong economy

More “Bang for the Buck” Concerned about the costs of large-scale conventional war Considered use of nuclear weapons as an alternative Massive retaliation: threaten to use nukes if a Communist state tries to seize territory by force Cut military spending

Technological Rivalry 1952 B-52 bomber Intercontinental ballistic missiles or ICBMs Nuclear submarines Soviets launch Sputnik, first artificial satellite to orbit the earth 

Brinkmanship in Action Definition: willingness to go to the brink of war to force the other side to back down Used to end Korean War Used during the Taiwan Crisis John Dulles Secretary of State

The Suez Canal and the Eisenhower Doctrine Egypt seized control of the Suez canal from the Anglo-French company that controlled it British and French invade Egypt, Soviets offer to help Egypt British and French call off invasion due to American pressure Eisenhower Doctrine: US will defend the Middle East against any Communist threat

CIA and Covert Actions Alternative to Brinksmanship  covert actions conducted by the CIA Mostly in developing nations Prime Minister of Iran nationalized Anglo-Iranian Oil Company US supported the Shah of Iran in a coup the Shah gives US companies access to oil fields CIA trains army to overthrow socialist gov’t of Guatemala

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