The Widening of the Cold War, 1949-1955: Alliances and Shifts : New Look in Action Flashcards
Who was president of Guatemala
Jacob Arbenz
When was Jacob Arbenz elected president of Guatemala
1951
What did Arbenz do to get the US involved
Implemented land reforms, seizing 40% of United Fruit Company (UFCO)’s land
UFCO lobbied to get US involved
Nicaraguan president Somoza solicited US to overthrow Arbenz
What was initial US intervention like in Guatemala
Truman sent weapons and money to anti-Arcenz troops but operation was uncovered within weeks
What intervention in Guatemala did Eisenhower launch?
operation PBSUCCESS
intended to depose Arbenz- to send message that US wouldn’t tolerate communism in Western hemisphere
was clandestine
what did PBSUCCESS entail
set up training camps for Arbenz’s opposition, and a massive propaganda campaign
When was the PBSUCCESS invasion
June 1954
Who replaced Arbenz
Carlos Castillo Armas, US chosen leader
What scale of intervention is in Guatemala
High level of intervention, showed rollback
When was the Iranian Coup
1953
Who overthrew the Shah
Mohammed Mossadegh- the shah was forced to make him PM
What did Mossadegh do in power
Nationalised the oil industry, so Iran would have more control over their resources, and less for Britain who had a quasi-monoploy of it through unfair contracts with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Why did the US intervene and reinstate the Shah
Feared communist takeover
Britain instigated an Iranian oil embargo- US want this to stop too
When were the Taiwan Strait crises
1954-5
1958
When was the Seventh fleet deployed and when was it removed?
After Korean war started 1950, Truman deployed the Seventh Fleet to the Taiwan Straits to prevent Mao from launching a military attack on the nationalists
After end of Korean War, Eisenhower removed the blockade, so Kai-shek intensified efforts to regain China
