eisenhowers approach to the cold war

Question 1

in what event did esienhowen gain wartime experience

Answer 1

he was suprreme commander of normandy landings

Question 2

how long was ikes position as president

Answer 2

1953-61

Question 3

who was the sos from 53-59

Answer 3

john foster dulles

Question 4

what were ikes 3 key policys under the new look

Answer 4

allance building
nuclear policy
rollback

Question 5

what was the key aim for alliance buliding

Answer 5

encirclement

Question 6

between when were new us alliances growing

Answer 6

1949-61

Question 7

why did the us want to depend on their alliances

Answer 7

so they can cut their own military spending

Question 8

what are the 4 main alliance groups made

Answer 8

NATO
ANZUS
SEATO
CENTO

Question 9

when was NATO set up

Answer 9

1949

Question 10

when was CENTO set up

Answer 10

1955

Question 11

when was SEATO set up

Answer 11

september 1954

Question 12

what did the us give to its allies

Answer 12

aid and protection
nuclear umbrella

Question 13

what was the alliance SEATO partly in responce to

Answer 13

sino soviet pact 1950

Question 14

what was the aim of SEATO

Answer 14

to prevent communist influence in S.E asia through colective security

Question 15

what were the weaknesses of SEATO

Answer 15

few common borders
unclear turms on use of fornce
little S.E asian contries involved inc indochina

Question 16

how did the us view a strengthened germany

Answer 16

safe from communism and nationalism

Question 17

when did the FGR join the council of europe

Answer 17

nov 1949

Question 18

when was the FGR granted full sovrenty

Answer 18

MAY 1952

Question 19

when did the FGR join NATO

Answer 19

May 1955

Question 20

what was the ussr’s responce to the FRG joining NATO

Answer 20

granted the GDR sovrenty
waraw pact

Question 21

when was the warsaw pact set up

Answer 21

1955

Question 22

why was the warsaw pact set up

Answer 22

to coordnate the milatary forces of the soviet bloc

Question 23

what was the warsaw pact established by

Answer 23

the treaty of friendship

Question 24

what was the significance of the formation of nato and the war saw pact

Answer 24

positions in europe were secure
spheres of influence accepted
more willing to negotiate

Question 25

whatw as ikes responce to the military spending guidelined from NSC 68

Answer 25

he ignored it and reduced spending

Question 26

by how much was military spending reduce under ike

Answer 26

1953-66% 1961-49% of total us budget

Question 27

how much of the the ussr's budget was spent on conentional forces

Answer 27

1/3rd

Question 28

what was ikes position on nuclear weapons

Answer 28

made it a grater focus then truman aimed for nuclear sufficiency

Question 29

in his last speach in office what did ike warn about

Answer 29

the military industrial complex

Question 30

what is the military industrial complex

Answer 30

america is set up foe war in turms of economy

Question 31

what were ikes two nuclear policys

Answer 31

massive retaliation brinkmanship

Question 32

what is massive retaliation

Answer 32

the (implyed) threat of nuclear weapons against any agressive move of the ussr

Question 33

what were the benifits of massive retaliation

Answer 33

avoids real conflicts more cost effective

Question 34

what doccument hilighted the us view of their atomic bombs

Answer 34

NSC 162/2 october 53

Question 35

what did the NSC 162/2 say

Answer 35

the atomic bombs are as available as any others

Question 36

what was brinkmanship

Answer 36

the strataegy of showing no signs of backing down to the very brink of war

Question 37

what were the risks of brinkmanship

Answer 37

ussr has bombs too what if they call their bluff limeted flexiblity

Question 38

give an example of brinkmaship

Answer 38

matsu crisis 1958

Question 39

what was roll back

Answer 39

liberation of communist countries through us intervention in responce to korea

Question 40

what was the reality of roll back

Answer 40

it was campaign rehetoric and in practice it was containment

Question 41

when and what created the CIA

Answer 41

national security act june 1947

Question 42

what increased use of the CIA

Answer 42

the head of the CIA and Dulles were brothers

Question 43

how did ike use the CIA

Answer 43

as an alternative way of resolving 'little local difficultys'

Question 44

give an example of the use of the CIA

Answer 44

guatamala 1954

Question 45

how did the us view latin america

Answer 45

as their back yard

Question 46

what was stated in the monroe doctrine 1823

Answer 46

the us should have a buffer zone of all the americas

Question 46

what caused the problems in guatamala

Answer 46

progressive president arbenz nationalizes some land owned by the us united fruit company for the aid of the country ike saw this as a communist land grab

Question 46

what security treaty was negotieted in latin america and when

Answer 46

rio pact 1947

Question 47

what was the us responce to arbenz

Answer 47

operation pb succsess the CIA plan to overthrow arbenz and replace him with anti communist armas