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1 The Cold War Expands

2 The Korean War 38th Parallel
North (Soviet) and South (American) Korea June 1950, North Korea troops move into South Korea Douglass MacArthur leads UN forces MacArthur UN pushes North Korea back

3 The Korean War (cont.) China MacArthur fired
MacArthur’s “Home by Christmas” offensive China and North Korea push UN forces back Stalemate MacArthur fired Truman fires MacArthur for wanting to attack China Truce signed in 1953

4 The McCarthy Era (2nd Red Scare)
Joseph McCarthy McCarthy’s Rise to Power Gained support during the Korean War Accused Sec. of State George Marshall of conspiracy McCarthy’s Fall Army-McCarthy hearings

5 The Cold War in the 1950’s Dwight D. Eisenhower (Rep.) becomes President Containment policy Southeast Asia Eisenhower ends Korean War Vietnam Ho Chi Minh War between Vietnam and France Domino theory Support France in war Vietnam split between Communist north and anti-Communist south

6 The Middle East Israel 1948, official country
Conflict between Jews and Arabs U.S. supports Israel; USSR supports Arabs Iran CIA leads overthrow of pro-Communist leader; restores Shah of Iran to power Suez Crisis (1956) Egypt seeks Soviet support; U.S. cut off aid to Egypt Egypt seizes Suez Canal; later Egypt attacked by France & GB US persuades them to w/draw Eisenhower Doctrine U.S. use force to prevent Communist aggression in the Middle East

7 Latin America Rio Pact – regional defense alliance against communism
OAS (Organization of American States) – increase cooperation CIA leads takeover of Guatemala (1954) – leaning towards communism Fidel Castro takes over Cuba (1958) U.S. cut aid and stopped trade Cuba turns to the Soviet Union

8 The Arms Race The Growth of Nuclear Arsenals Brinkmanship
1953, Soviet Union test hydrogen bomb UN’s Atoms for Peace Plan – find peaceful uses for nuclear energy Brinkmanship Sec. of State John Dulles – U.S. willing to declare war to protect their interests Cold War in the skies ICBM’s (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles) Sputnik (1957) – 1st satellite to orbit earth U-2 incident (May 1960) – U.S. spy plan shot down

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