treaties, policies, key terms

New look 1950 - 3

• Implemented by Eisenhower

• Emphasized resilience on nuclear weapons and massive retaliation to deter Soviet aggression

• Cutting cost by reducing conventional military force to maintain econ stability

Austrian State Treaty 1955 - 3

• Austria’s neutrality

• Independence → ending occupation by allied forces after WW2

• Shift towards a more peaceful negotiation in Europe

Sputnik 1957 -2

• Major tech and propaganda triumph for USSR under K

• Demonstrated Soviet scientific and military tech

Paris conference 1960 - 2

• Addressed disarmament and solution in Berlin

• Significant for its failure to produce a comprehensive agreement → escalated tensions (American spy plane got shot down over Soviet territory)

Eisenhower doctrine/containment 1967 - 3

• Preventing the spread of communism in the Middle East

• Providing them with military and economic assistance

• A response to fears of Soviet influence in the region

Significance of Austrian, state, Geneva conf, paris conf? - 6

• K wanted a less confrontational relationship with the US

• K was not happy with West Germany’s admission into the NATO

• US and USSR to exchange maps to expose their military installation locations

  • made sure both nations were in line w borders

• Came closer to disarmament but K dismissed it

• Diplomacy over military

• Highlighted importance of international cooperation in managing Cold War tensions