AGENDA:
1950’S
EISENHOWER AND THE COLD WAR
CHAPTER 19: SECTION
VOCABULARY QUIZ
Reminders:
Reminder Cold War Test Friday
Project Due: 2-17
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Arms Race/ Massive Retaliation
The dropping of the atomic bomb lead to
the “arms race”. 1952 the U.S. developed
the hydrogen bomb. The Soviet Union
exploded its first hydrogen bomb a year
later. The nuclear weapons were to act as
a deterrent: if the Soviet attacked us we
would attack them. This was known as
mutual mass destruction.
Rosenberg Trial/ Venona Papers
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were
charged with selling national secrets
to the Soviet Union about the atomic
bomb. Rosenberg were found guilty
and executed for spying. Many
Americans doubted their guilt;
however, the Venona Papers revealed
the identities of several Americans
who had spied for the Soviet Union
including the Rosenberg's.
Space Race/ Sputnik
1957 the Soviet Union launched the first
man-made satellite into space. Sputnik.
Sputnik ushered in a new age of space
exploration and started a “space race”. It
raised fears that the Soviet Union might
use missiles to send nuclear bombs to the
U.S.
How Cold War Tension
Intensified
Jarrett book pgs 266-70
Include important people,
terms, places
Must include in order what
occurred
House Un-American Activities Committee
After WWII Americans feared
communism and the Loyalty Review
Boards was created to investigate
individual “un-American” activities”
such as participating in the Communist
Party. Congress conducted its only
loyalty checks through its HAAC.
Those identified as present or former
members of the Communist Party were
blacklisted and lost their jobs. Alger
Hiss was prosecuted for perjury.
McCarthyism
Joseph McCarthy shocked Americans by
claiming he knew the names of hundreds
of Communist who had infiltrated the
U.S. government. After 3 years of
hearings McCarthy never provided any
real proof of his chargers. He was
formally criticized by the Senate. His
witch-hunt frightened many Americans.
McCarthyism has become identified with
making harsh accusations without
evidence.
1950’S
EISENHOWER AND THE COLD WAR
Old Textbook PGS -659-660
Franklin D Roosevelt
1933-1945
Harry S Truman
1945-1952
Dwight Eisenhower
1953-61
1. Describe the situation in Israel:
2. Describe the situation in Iran:
3. Describe the Suez Crisis in Egypt:
4. What policy stated that the US would use force “to safeguard the independence of any country or group of countries in the middle east”?
1After WWII what country was losing
control of its colony, Vietnam?
What was the name of the regional defense alliance between 18
nations in the western hemisphere?
2. When Vietnam was divided into
North and South (like Korea) which
side did the US provide aid to?
How did our actions in Latin America make the Soviet Union feel?
1. Describe the situation in Israel:
After WWII, Jews sought Palestine for
safety. In 1947 the UN divided Palestine in two states: Israel
and Palestine. Each state began attacking one another. The
U.S. supported Israel and the USSR supported the Arab
2. Describe the situation in Iran: 1952 , a nationalist leader gained control
in Iran. The U.S. feared this new government would be pro
Communism so the US helped overthrow that government and
restored the pro-American Shah to power
3. What policy was use to combat further Soviet influence in the Middle
East and stated that the US would use force “to safeguard the
independence of any country or group of countries in the middle east”?
January 1957- Eisenhower Doctrine
French Colonies in
1950s
1. After
WWII what country was losing control of its colony, Vietnam?
France
2. When Vietnam was divided into North and South (like Korea) which side did the US
provide aid to?
South Vietnam
1. In 1947, the United States signed___________, the regional defense alliance between 18 nations in the Western Hemisphere.
Rio Pact
2. Our actions in Latin America gave the Soviet Union what perception?
It made them think US
was escalating the Cold
War
Jews in Palestine proclaimed the new nation of Israel;
Israel’s Arab neighbors attacked the Jewish state; U.S. supported Israel and the
USSR supported the Arab neighbors
a nationalist leader gained control in Iran; the U.S.
feared this new government would be pro Communism so the US helped
overthrow that government and restored the pro-American Shah to power
Eisenhower Doctrine
Rio Pact
It gave the perception that the US was escalating the Cold War
France