The Arms Race

1. Read Source 12. What methods do you think Dulles had in mind to 'liberate captive peoples' without a war?
Using/creating different organizations to get rid of communists such as HUAC or friendly neighbors.

2. Look at Source 13. Would you agree that the Communist world was encircled? Explain your answer.
Yes I would agree that the Communist world was encircled because Dulles set up anti-communist organizations all around them, like SEATO and CENTO.

3. Carefully examine the verticle timeline on page 343. Then look back at Source 12. Do you think the development of nuclear weapons was what Dulles might have had in mind?
Dulles could have been thinking about dropping a nuclear weapon or something because this was when the Soviet Union was getting better with their technology and they beat the US to the H-Bomb as well as launching the first satellite.

4. Look at Source 16. What is the Soviet cartoon saying about the U-2 plane?
Since both sides were curious about what the other was doing, the US decided to take spying to a new level by making the U-2, which is why the U-2 looks like a telescope.

5. Read the Factfile on page 344. Explain why the USSR was so angry about the US spy flights.
The flights violated Soviet air space and they couldn't shoot them down or anything. When they finally did, Eisenhower wouldn't apologize about the flights nor promise to never fly over them again.

6. How would the USA justify this violation of Soviet territory?

7. If the USSR had had U-2 planes, do you think it would have used them? Why?
I think that the USSR would have used U-2 planes if they had them because the Soviet Union and US are always competing with one another and if they had these planes then they could probably be one step ahead of the US.

8. Look at Source 17. Why do you think the USA had missiles based in Europe?
It was easier to hit the USSR when they needed to.

9. Define the term 'nuclear deterrent' in not more than 20 words.