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The Cold War Expands
In year of 1949 September,2 America had learned that the soviets had a atomic bomb. Communist had taken over China and for America the world had suddenly become more threatening. soon Truman had ordered the development of a hydrogen bomb. Scientist said that making a new bomb would make a race for better weapons.

Arms Race
Both hoping that one would surrender because of one had more weapons than the other.**
 * For the first four decades the soviets and the Americans were racing to have more fire power.

Mutually Assured Destruction
Both wanted this program to work so they wouldn't have to use the weapons.**
 * Both the united states and the soviet unoin had stock up nuclear powered weapons.

John​ foster Dulles**


A man who believed that only by the brink of war can the united states discourage communism. In which he was right b/c in the end of the war. Both sides did not want nuclear war and ended up in a agreement.

Massive Retalition
When president Dwight D. Eisenhower continued to stockpile nuclear weapons.

Nikita Khrushchev
Person who became the new soviet leader in 1953 to spread more communism.



Nationalized
When the united states drew its offer to help. Nasser then dicided to take owner ship of the Suez Canal

Suez Crisis
An excuse, used in respanes when britan,france and israel invaded egypt in 1956. after the suez canal was nationalized.



=Eisenhower Doctrine = = = A document in which was used in 1958 to revolt against american government in lebanon.

Central Intlligence Agency (CIA)
A agency used to help return ro american governments to Iran and Guatemala

Nationl Aeronauctics and Space Adminstration (NASA)
A congress legisation that was passed to educate more scientst after the soviets launched the satellte sputnik 1

Brinkmanship
A belief of jhon dulles that only by going to the brink of war. Could the united states discourage communism aggression.