America as a World Power in the Cold War (8.7)

Decolonization

• In mass worldwide

• African, Asian, Latin American European colonies

• Often unstable political and economic institutions

Guatemala

• U.S. led coup to overthrow socialist government

• Jacobo Arbenz

• Nationalized some of United Fruit Company land

Cuba

• Fidel Castro overthrows and takes power

Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Cuba

• Came up by Eisenhower

• Executed by JFK

• Failure

Cuban Missile Crisis

• 1963

• Soviet style nukes in Cuba

• Negotiations get Soviet Union to back down

Iran

• CIA overthrow prime minister

• Wanted to nationalize oil industry

Vietnam

• Indochina

• French

• 17th Parallel

• South Ho Chi Minh Communism

• North Democratic

Eisenhower’s Domino Theory

• If South Vietnam falls to Communism the rest of Asia will too

Eisenhower Farewell Address

• Warned against proliferation of military-industrial complex

• Policy might be influenced by weapon manufacturer interest