Eisenhower: Foreign Policies

Question 1

When did Russia put the first object in space?

Answer 1

1957

Question 2

The USA was keeping 1/3rd of nuclear bombers reading at 15 minutes notice.. When?

Answer 2

1955

Question 3

When were hydrogen bombs developed by both?

Answer 3

1953

Question 4

How many nuclear weapons did the USA have by 1957?

Answer 4

5543

Question 5

How many nuclear weapons did the user have by 1957

Answer 5

650

Question 6

When was Hungary? What happened?

Answer 6

1956-
3k Hungarians killed
200k fled to Europe
USA didn’t get involved - both good and bad

Question 7

Berlin?

Answer 7

1958 Khrushchev demanded the USA leave West Berlin in 6months

20% of east Germany fled to the west by 1961

Question 8

U2 crisis:

Answer 8

1960

Spy plane shot down by ussr
Krushhev postponed meeting by 6 months but- when Eisenhower would not longer be in power

Question 9

How did the Korean War end?

Answer 9

1953
Armistice signed
Refusal to us atomic weapons

Question 10

What happened in Hungary?

Answer 10

1956 Khrushchev she troops to Budapest.
3k were killed

200k fled across border.
USA didn’t come to their aid.

Question 11

Taiwan?

Answer 11

Us wanted to defend Taiwan: is Eisenhower only had 6 vote against it out of 494.
China stopped shelling of Taiwan after us threatened to use weapons.

Question 12

Vietnam? Under Eisenhower?

Answer 12

July 1954 Vietnam split.
Diem took south.

Managed to avoid intervention.

Question 13

Middle East crises

Answer 13

1955 created cento

But in 1958 ussr developed friendly relationships with Iraq, Syria Egypt

Question 14

Suez crisis

Answer 14

1956 sues canal was nationalised

Britain and France wished to attack Egypt

Eisenhower didn’t get involved.