Chapter 8 Flashcards
Eisenhower's foreign policy, SEATO, Warsaw Pact, the Domino Theory and French Indochina
What was Eisenhower’s foreign policy called?
New Look foreign policy
Name five things included in Eisenhower’s new look foreign policy
Rollback, massive retaliation, covert operations, brinkmanship, ‘more bang for the buck’ = more money into nuclear weapons rather than conventional forces
When was SEATO created?
1954
Who created SEATO?
Einsenhower
What was SEATO and what does it stand for?
Military alliance for South East Asia countries (though many European countries joined), collective security, South East Asia Treaty Organisation
What was the problem with SEATO?
Some important countries (e.g. South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia) were not a part of it
What was the purpose of SEATO?
USA were building a network of military alliances to encircle, make sure US soldiers don’t die in foreign wars, USA provide a nuclear umbrella to allow regional allies to use ground troops to respond to communist aggression, people die = president unpopular
When did West Germany join NATO and what did this cause?
May 1955, USSR makes Warsaw Pact
When was the Warsaw Pact created?
1955
What was the Warsaw Pact?
Collective security for satellite states
At which battle did the French lose to Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh’s forces?
Dien Bien Phu
What percentage of the French’s fighting budget against Indochina comes from America?
75%
When was NATO created?
1949
When was NATO created?
1949
What was NATO?
A military alliance for collective security against the USSR
