THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
DWIGHT D EISENHOWER AND THE COLD WAR
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John Foster Dulles
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Francis Gary Powers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Eisenhower Doc. This was intended to counterbalance the Soviet Union’s growing prestige in the Middle East.
Detailed explanation-2: -Edward Teller, Stanislaw M. Ulam, and other American scientists developed the first hydrogen bomb, which was tested at Enewetak atoll on November 1, 1952. The U.S.S.R. first tested a hydrogen bomb on August 12, 1953, followed by the United Kingdom in May 1957, China (1967), and France (1968).
Detailed explanation-3: -The United States, Britain, France, Russia (as the Soviet Union) and China are known to have conducted hydrogen weapon tests. All these nations are signatories to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), an agreement that seeks to limit the spread of nuclear weapons.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the wake of the Soviet downing of an American U-2 spy plane on May 1, 1960, Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev lashes out at the United States and President Dwight D. Eisenhower at a Paris summit meeting between the two heads of state.
Detailed explanation-5: -1 November 1952 | US tests the first hydrogen bomb The United States detonates the first hydrogen bomb at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands.