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Korea. GOP presidential candidate General Dwight D. Eisenhower promises "I shall go to Korea," implying he will end the war.
Eisenhower kept his promise and went to korea to view the situation first hand.Once he returned he developed the Get-Tough policy towards communist.He unleashed the nationalist chinese forces on Taiwan against communism china. -
Guatemala: military overthrows left wing government of Jacobo Arbenz Guzman with U.S approval.
The U.S was preventing the spread of communism into the latino countries.They overthrew the democratically elected Guatemalan president Jacobo Arbenz Guzman to end the Guatemala revolution.
-The result was the end of the Guatemala revolution and prevented the spread of communism. -
SEATO alliance in southeast Asia. South vietnam not a signatory
-The SEATO was an organization put together by President D. Eisenhower to form an alliance to contain any communist aggression in free territories. All territories that could sway either way were watched and protected by the alliances.
-The result was that certain areas did not fall to communism. -
"New Look", is Eisenhower's plan to shift emphasis away from expensive land forces to cheap nuclear weapons.
In the New look policy placed by Eisenhower cut the land and naval forces.Continental air forces were expanded.The form of strategic air command is scaled down.This policy resulted in cut in spending. -
Bay of pigs invasion
Fidel Castro and his guerrilla army entered into Havana overthrew general Fulgenci Batista.The invasion itself failed because of the U.S troops being outnumbered by castro’s army.The U.S surrendered in less than 24 hours of fighting.
-The result was that Cuba was abandoned the the communists. -
U.S. breaks diplomatic relations as Castro aligns with Soviet Union
Eisenhower closes the American embassy in Havana.The action signaled that the U.S was ready to take extreme measures to oppose Castro regime.America worried that cuba’s government was too anti-America and believed castro to have led them to the level of communism they were at. -
John F. Kennedy launches space race
The soviets had beaten us to space after they launch the first-ever satellite into space.Sputnik was the door to space and the Soviets had opened it.The U.S was blamed for the lost and their plan was to now be the first to put a man into space. -
Organizations of america states exclude Cuba,sets up trade embargo;Dropped in 1975.
During an armed conflict between rebels led by Fidel Castro during the Fulgencio Batista regime. the U.S. placed an embargo on exports to Cuba except for food and medicine after Cuba nationalizes American-owned Cuban oil refineries without compensation.
-The result of the embargo was a line drawing between the two nations for longer than 50 years. -
cuban missile crisis
During the cuban missile crisis leaders from the U.S and Cuba engaged in a 13 day political and military standoff.after the standoff both countries agreed to remove the nuclear missiles.Kennedy also agreed to remove the missiles from turkey. -
Lyndon johnson to increases troops
Johnson announces to increase the current troops of 75,000 to 125,000.He also stated that he would order more if necessary.He enforced the increase by also increasing the draft.The United states congress also backed him up on this presidential move. -
Intervention in Dominican Republic.
Over 22,000 troops were sent to the Latino Islands to restore peace.Johnson's action provoked protest in Latin America. Johnson decision was to forestall the establishment of a communist dictatorship. -
Tet offenses by viet cong in vietnam fails to topple pro U.S government ,but causes political crisis inside U.S johnson rejects call for more soldiers; quits presidential race for peace.
The tet offensive was a coordinated series of fierce attacks on more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam.North vietnam believe this attack would wedge the south and U.S apart.The attack failed and further progressed the south.
-The result was that South Vietnam gained power. -
Nixon visits china in dramatic breakthrough
Nixon takes the first step in normalizing relations with communist country china.considering the two countries have been enemies since the successful communist revolution led by mao zedong.Nixon visit was a plan to drive an even deeper wedge between the two communist countries. -
SALT signed by nixon and Leonid Brezhnev of USSR
The meeting between the two presidents signaled the greatest attempt to control nuclear weapons.During May of 1972 the first breakthrough occurred.First, they limited the number of antiballistic missile sites each country would have to two. Second, the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine launched ballistic missiles was frozen at existing levels. -
Paris Peace treaty ends the american role in vietnam,POW’s return.
A total of about 23,700 advisors and soldiers return home from vietnam.Vietnamese agreed to release all prisoners of war.The settlement ended as cease fire throughout vietnam.
-The result was the end of the war. -
The draft abolished; US adopts an all-volunteer military
A group of four representatives gathered to discuss if women should be entered into the draft as well and it turns out they just decided to get rid of the draft altogether.They declared the practice to be outdated and unneeded.Since then the pentagon have not reinstituted -
kennedy decision to send advisors
President John F. Kennedy decided to send advisers to vietnam to train troops.AT the end of 1961 there were 900 U.S military personnel.rose to 3,200 after 1962.The number climb to over 16,00 after 1963.
