Nuclear Arms RaceCold War

Hydrogen Bomb

•H-Bomb•More powerful than the atomic bomb•Force of 1 million TNT•67x the power of atomic bomb•Nov. 1, 1952 the U.S. develops bomb•In August 1953, Soviet Union had their

own bomb

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_oueK1OQYA

Brinkmanship

•The willingness of the U.S. under Eisenhower to go to the edge of all out war▫Willing to use nuclear weapons on any

aggressive nations▫Expanded army, navy, and air force

•The Soviet followed suit and built up their military

•People built bomb shelters •There were air raid drills

The Cold War Spreads around the World•Eisenhower relied on CIA

▫Central Intelligence Agency▫Sent out spies

•Joseph Stalin dies in 1953▫Heart Attack

•Malenkov vs. Khrushchev▫Khrushchev takes over as leader

Wants democracy and communism to live peacefully together

Warsaw Pact

•In 1955, West Germany was allowed to rearm and join NATO▫The Soviet Union grew fearful

•Soviet Union Forms military alliance▫Linked 7 Eastern European countries to the

Soviet Union▫Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East

Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania

The Summit in Geneva

•July 1955 Eisenhower meets with Soviet leaders in Switzerland▫Suggests open air policy▫Allowed to fly over each other to prevent

surprise attack•Soviets did not agree to this policy•People thought this would be a step

toward peace

Trouble in the Middle East

•The Suez War▫Egypt tries to get money from both sides▫U.S. gets upset and withdraws funds▫Egypt seizes Suez Canal▫United Nations steps in to stop fighting

•The Eisenhower Doctrine▫Soviet Union grows in Middle East▫Warning in 1957

U.S. would defend the Middle East against an attack by any communist country

The Cold War takes to the skies• The Space Race

▫October 4, 1957 Soviet Union launches Sputnik Artificial satellite

▫ Jan. 31, 1958 U.S. launches satellite• U-2 Is shot down

▫U.S. performing secret high-altitude flights over Soviet Union Pictures of troop movement and missile sites

▫Eisenhower wanted these flights to stop▫Last flight is shot down by Soviet Union

Francis Gary Powers put in prison for 10 years• U-2 incident creates more hostility