Alliances And Shifts Flashcards
Why did Eisenhower want to expand the alliance system?
Create a global network of alliances in order to encircle the ussr and china with pro-us allies to reduce the spendings of conventional us troops in Europe.
What was the nuclear umbrella?
The USA would use its own nuclear weapons to shield its allies , while they provided ground forces for regional defence against soviet aggression
Who were the members of seato?
Philippines,Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, the USA,France, Great Britain and pakistan
Who was Konrad Adenauer ?
The first chancellor of the federal republic of Germany
What did Adenauer recognise as the best way to strengthening the FRG?
Was to align west Germany to the western powers, which was supported by the USA who saw a strengthened west Germany as a safeguard against communist expansions and reduce turn to nazism.
What happened in may 1952, that paved the way for German rearmament?
The gerneral treaty signed in Bonn recognised the full sovereignty of the frg
What did the frgs entry into nato create and underline the commitment the USA had?
Warsaw pact bc the ussr recognised the sovereignty of east Germany. It underlines the commitment the USA had not only towards the centrality of Germany as a regional force, but also the concept of regional alliances designed to contain communism as effectively as possible and at the lowest possible cost to the USA bc einsenhower was aware of the military industrial complex
How did the ussr see the Warsaw pact created in 1955?
As a means of legitimising its influence in Eastern Europe, just as nato had legitimised us influence in western europe
What was the new look policy?
A new perspective to containment and its appeared to end the static position imposed upon the us by Truman’s restrictive model of containment. Break from a stalemate that containment had created through Truman and shift towards brinkmanship to rollback communism and improve the prestige of the USA after the loss of china
Why was Eisenhower keen to pursue with nuclear weapons?
It was presented as the most cost effective method of guaranteeing the USA security and actually winning the war.
What was the NSC 162/2 report of oct 1953 emphasise ?
The most effective way to deter aggression against Western Europe was for the USA to forcefully display its determination to use nuclear weapons and its nuclear superiority against the ussr. Creation of the mark 17 H-bomb
