AGENDA: 1950’S

EISENHOWER AND THE COLD WARCHAPTER 19: SECTION 4

VOCABULARY QUIZ

Reminders:Reminder Cold War Test Friday

Project Due: 2-17

1950’SEISENHOWER AND THE COLD WAR

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1933-1945

Franklin D Roosevelt

Harry S Truman

1945-1952 1953-61

Dwight Eisenhower

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”?

What was the name of the regional defense alliance between 18 nations in the western hemisphere?

How did our actions in Latin America make the Soviet Union feel?

1After WWII what country was losing control of its colony, Vietnam?

2. When Vietnam was divided into North and South (like Korea) which side did the US provide aid to?

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2/17

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 neighbors

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. Describe the Suez Crisis in Egypt: 1956 USA cut off aid to Egypt after rule Nasser sought help from USSR. Nasser responded by seizing British-owned Suez Canal. Late 1956 British and French attacked Egypt to regain control of the canal.

4. 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

1. After WWII what country was losing control of its colony, Vietnam?

2. When Vietnam was divided into North and South (like Korea) which side did the US provide aid to?

France

South Vietnam

French Colonies in 1950s

1. In 1947, the United States signed___________, the regional defense alliance between 18 nations in the Western Hemisphere.

2. Our actions in Latin America gave the Soviet Union what perception?

Rio Pact

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