Massive Retaliation (Arms Race)
What is the Arms Race
US and Soviet Union competition to build the strongest nuclear weapons.
What is the Suez Canal?
Egyptian canal that was once run by a British-French company and taken over by the Egyptian government.
1953 to 1961
What years was Eisenhower president?
What was the name of one of Eisenhower's earliest speeches?
Chance for Peace
What political party was Eisenhower?
Who was involved in the Arms Race?
the United States and the Soviet Union
Who was the President of Egypt during the Suez Canal crisis?
Gamal Abdel Nasser
What did Eisenhower oppose when it came to japan?
The use of nuclear weapons
What act did Eisenhower sign that allowed states to submerge navigable lands within their borders to create waterways such as rivers?
Submerged Lands Act
What percentage did Eisenhower win?
83.2%
How much money did the US spend on the Arms Race?
5.5 Trillion
What was the Suez Canal typically used to transport?
Oil
What vehicle was Eisenhower the first president to use?
A helicopter
What hobby did he begin doing more as he got older?
Painting
Eisenhower was the __th president of the US.
34
Who won the Arms Race?
Soviet Union
How did Britain and England try to regain control over the canal?
After an Israeli invasion of Egypt, Britain and France worked with Israel to overthrow the Egyptian president.
What kind of cows did Eisenhower raise?
Black angus cows
What did Eisenhower announce when it came to Communist China?
That the US would use atomic weapons in the event of war with them
Who did Eisenhower run against in 1952?
Adali E Stevenson
How did the Arms Race end?
The Soviet Union and US signed several treaties and ended both the Arms Race and the Cold War in 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed.
How did the Suez Canal Crisis end?
Egypt won control over the Suez Canal and France, Britain, and Israel were forced to retreat by the United Nations.
Why did Eisenhower banish the White House squirrels?
They were ruining his putting green.
What did Eisenhower die from?
Heart failure
Who was Eisenhower's vice president
Richard Nixon