1. So far, the Cold War has been about….

2.  Eisenhower = elected in 52’  Wanted to reduce military spending (had quadrupled under Truman) ▪ Got us out of Korea….  Khrushchev = 53’ replaces Stalin  Relations thawed briefly  Started a policy of “De-Stalinization” ▪ Denounced Stalin’s purges & said era would be less repressive

3.  1955: Warsaw Pact  The Eastern Europe equivalent of NATO, headed by SU  Period of détente – Geneva Conference  Lots of covert actions both sides  1955-56– conflict over Egypt/Suez Canal & Israel  Eisenhower Doctrine – US defend Middle East against communist attack  Gave President discretion to use military at will  U-2 flights – CIA spying missions – 56’  Gary Powers – 60’

5.  Competition between the US and USSR for military supremacy  Led to the two nations competing to create the most nuclear weapons and most the deadly & long range nuclear weapons The Race Begins….  US detonates A Bomb 45’  SU detonates A Bomb 49’  US detonates H Bomb 52’  67x amount Hiroshima  SU detonates H Bomb 53’  SU launches sputnik 57’  Both creating ICBMs  US launches own satellite 59’  By 61’ enough to destroy world

6. Eisenhower’s S of S, John Foster Dulles – fiercely anti-communist  We are willing to go to the “brink”, i.e., the edge Brinkmanship is born  “slippery slope”  Massive Retaliation, deterrence  Army/navy spending decreased, weaponry & space spending increased  “a bigger bang for the buck”, G. Humphrey, S of Treasury MAD: Mutually Assured Destruction

7.  Fear & paranoia  Anything good come out of this???

8. https://vime o.com/1144 7253

9. Dropping immediately and covering exposed skin provide protection against blast and thermal effects... Immediately drop facedown. A log, a large rock, or any depression in the earth's surface provides some protection. Close eyes. Protect exposed skin from heat by putting hands and arms under or near the body and keeping the helmet on. Remain facedown until the blast wave passes and debris stops falling. Stay calm, check for injury, check weapons and equipment damage, and prepare to continue the mission. —US Army field manual FM 3–4 Chapter 4US Armyfield manual

10.  1950 – Civil Defense Administration  America public fallout shelters, the Emergency Broadcast System, food stockpiles -- and Bert the Turtle's "duck and cover." ▪ http://www.history.com/videos/inside-a-prefab-fallout-shelter#inside-a-prefab-fallout- shelter http://www.history.com/videos/inside-a-prefab-fallout-shelter#inside-a-prefab-fallout- shelter ▪ Prefab fall out shelters – 45 secs  Office for Civil Defense trained citizens to fight fires, rescue people, and administer first aid, and the Civil Air Patrol taught them to keep their "eyes on the sky."  scattering of air-raid shelters -- some purpose-built, most improvised in basements and subways  Blackouts became the norm in coastal areas, where streetlights were doused to hide cities from enemy pilots

15.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0K_LZD Xp0I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0K_LZD Xp0I

16.  http://vimeo.com/11447253 http://vimeo.com/11447253  Surviving Nuclear Attack  10 min  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saLwgBKJ T7o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saLwgBKJ T7o  1955 CW documentary fall out  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR4Uri9 H_Ds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR4Uri9 H_Ds  Atom bomb song