changing of the guard

Question 1

how did 1953 appear to be?

Answer 1

the year that opened a new era of opportunity for progress towards redefining the nature of international relations.

Question 2

when did stalin die? and who replaced him?

Answer 2

5th may 1953, nikita khrushchev

Question 3

who was a key figure in Eisenhower’s adminstration?

Answer 3

john foster Dulles

Question 4

how was Dulles towards communism and Truman?

Answer 4

loathed communism and criticised Truman’s half-hearted response to communism expansion

Question 5

what did Dulles argue in favour of?

Answer 5

a forceful american policy which would ‘rollback’’ russian expansion and dismatle the iron curtain

Question 6

what was the new look?

Answer 6

massive retaliation as an ultimate nuclear detternt strategy, and also wereby in the event of a war with the ussr nuclear weapons would be the first choice and not of last resort

Question 7

what is the diplomacy of brinkmanship?

Answer 7

the ability to get to the verge without getting into war

Question 8

what expansion did eisenhower choose?

Answer 8

the expansion of American’s nuclear arsenal over the continued increase in conventional forces