two nations on the edge. early arms race ussr gets atomic bomb (1949) us develops hydrogen bomb...
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Two Nations on the EdgeTwo Nations on the Edge
Early Arms RaceEarly Arms RaceUSSR gets atomic bomb (1949)
US develops hydrogen bomb (1952)“The H-Bomb”70 times bigger than Hiroshima bomb
USSR gets h-bomb (1953)
Brinkmanship: Willingness to go to the edge of all out nuclear warThe brink: The very edge
USSR gets atomic bomb (1949)
US develops hydrogen bomb (1952)“The H-Bomb”70 times bigger than Hiroshima bomb
USSR gets h-bomb (1953)
Brinkmanship: Willingness to go to the edge of all out nuclear warThe brink: The very edge
American PowerAmerican PowerPresident: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sec of State: John Foster DullesFiercely anti-Communist
CIA: Central Intelligence AgencyTool for gathering/using spiesGathering information about the USSRSecret operations for/against countries
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sec of State: John Foster DullesFiercely anti-Communist
CIA: Central Intelligence AgencyTool for gathering/using spiesGathering information about the USSRSecret operations for/against countries
Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the US(1953-1961)Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the US(1953-1961)
John Foster DullesJohn Foster Dulles
Soviet PressureSoviet PressureCreate Warsaw Pact (1955)
USSR version of NATO
Geneva Summit (1955)US proposes free skies, USSR rejects
Suez War (Egypt)US/UK help Egypt build Aswan DamNasser talks to USSRUS withdraws supportNationalizes Suez Canal (enfuriates US)
Create Warsaw Pact (1955)USSR version of NATO
Geneva Summit (1955)US proposes free skies, USSR rejects
Suez War (Egypt)US/UK help Egypt build Aswan DamNasser talks to USSRUS withdraws supportNationalizes Suez Canal (enfuriates US)
Warsaw Pact Nations
Goodbye, Stalin!Goodbye, Stalin!Stalin dies (1953)Power sharing for a few years
Nikita Khrushchev comes to powerDe-Stalinization Seeks to defeat US through econ/science
Cold War becomes war for the skies
Stalin dies (1953)Power sharing for a few years
Nikita Khrushchev comes to powerDe-Stalinization Seeks to defeat US through econ/science
Cold War becomes war for the skies
Nikita KhrushchevNikita Khrushchev
Cold War in the AirCold War in the AirSoviets launch Sputnik (Oct ‘57)
First satellite in space
Shocks the United States
American U-2 spy plane shot down (1960)Francis Gary Powers capturedUS agrees to stop flying missions
Leads to renewed tension between countries
Soviets launch Sputnik (Oct ‘57)First satellite in space
Shocks the United States
American U-2 spy plane shot down (1960)Francis Gary Powers capturedUS agrees to stop flying missions
Leads to renewed tension between countries
Sputnik-1
U-2 Spy PlaneU-2 Spy Plane