Retaliation for Korea
What idea was rejected after the Korean War?
Containment of Communism
Who becomes Russia's new leader after Stalin?
Nikita Khrushchev
When was the first satellite in history, Sputnik, launched?
1957
In 1959 Nixon was sent to the U.S.S.R. for what debates?
The Kitchen Debates
In what year did a U.S. U-2 spy plane get shot down?
1960
What was one of two principals encouraged after the Korean War?
Encourage Liberation/Containment
What did Nikita Khrushchev believe in?
"peaceful coexistence"
Name all of the programs that the National Defense Education Act(NDEA) encouraged.
Science, Math, and Foreign Language
During the Kitchen Debates how long was Khrushchev in the United States
2 weeks
How did the U.S. respond to their spy plane being shot down during the U-2 incident?
They denied it was spying.
What is Brinkmanship?
Being on the verge of war
In what year did Stalin pass away?
1953
In what year was the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) established?
1958
Why was Khrushchev in the United States during the Kitchen Debates?
To see American Capitalism
What did the U.S.S.R. prove that the U.S. was doing during the U-2 incident?
They Proved the U.S. was actually spying.
"New look military" scales back what two branches of the military?
Army and Navy
What was the agreement for nuclear disarmament after Stalin's death?
Agreement at the the Geneva Summit.
In 1958 what satellite was launched in response to Sputnik?
Explorer I
When did the United States and the U.S.S.R. agree to a summit to discuss issues?
1960
How many days before the peace summit between the U.S. and U.S.S.R did the U-2 incident happen?
10 days
The "New Look Military" favors what capabilities?
Nuclear Capabilities
What caused relationship issues after the death of Stalin?
The Hungarian Uprising
What was the name of the first satellite in history?
Sputnik
What was Khrushchev's Ultimatum in 1958?
For the U.S. to leave West Berlin
How did the U-2 Incident affect U.S.-Soviet relations?
It was the worst event since Stalin's rule of Russia.