The Arms Race

1. Read Source 12. What methods do you think Dulles had in mind to 'liberate captive peoples' without a war?
Dulles thought that in order to liberate captive peoples without a war that they should make policies short of war. He wanted a policy which only aims at containing Russia as an unsound policy. Dulles set up a network of anti communist alliances around the world like the South East Asia treat Organization, and Central treaty organization.

2. Look at Source 13. Would you agree that the Communist world was encircled? Explain your answer.
I do not agree that the communists world was encircled. The USSR was feeling threatened by the new policys and alliances and they wanted to do something about it quick because the ussr and the usa were having a arms race. They saw them as having more of a agressive purpose and they didnt see it before with the policy of containment. The USSR had accused the USA of trying to encircle communist world.

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?
The timeline on page 343 shows that the USA and the USSR were growing rapidly with there weapons. I do not think that Dulles had the development of nuclear weapons in mind because Dulles did not believe in war and he wanted to try doing other things then war because he didnt believe it was the answer to solving problems. He believed in taking a different approach like making different policies. The nuclear weapons could have led to violence and in source 12 Dulles stated that he didnt believed was was the answer to liverating the captive people or getting rid of communism.

4. Look at Source 16. What is the Soviet cartoon saying about the U-2 plane?
Souce 16 shows Eisenhower looking through a telescope/U-2 place over CCCP. The CCCP is also the USSR. This Soviet cartoon is saying that the U-2 place was a way for americans to spy on the USSR. Eisenhower is holding th telescope but also wearing glasses. this portrays that the soviets thought the us was being sneaky and spuying on the ussr using the u2 planes.

5. Read the Factfile on page 344. Explain why the USSR was so angry about the US spy flights.
The USSR was so angry about the US spy flights becuase the plane that they had been using had sophisticated listening devices and such powerful cameras that it could read a newspaper on the ground from 23000 meters. The U2 spying flights kept the americans fully informed about societ weapon technology through the 1950's. All these things angered the USSR because the US was still being nosy and trying to figure out the USSR's buissness. Also, since the US and the USSR were having a arms race the US was trying to do better with weapons while spying on the USSR.


6. How would the USA justify this violation of Soviet territory?
The USA justified this violation of the soviet territory by making a point that the Soviet union had also had spies. Both the USA and the USSR had spies and were going behind eachothers backs and not telling the truth. they were obtaining information for themselves and both were at fault.

7. If the USSR had had U-2 planes, do you think it would have used them? Why?
I believe this could go both ways because if the USSR had had u-2 planes they would have been able to spy better but the usa would have got rid of their u2 planes very quickly. Also, i think they wouldnt have used them because the us had short range missiles and would hit them quick and also the ussr liked human spies.

8. Look at Source 17. Why do you think the USA had missiles based in Europe?
The USA had missiles based in Europe because the theory was that such weapons made them secure. Both the USA and the USSR had missles based and the enemy would not dare to attack first because if it did the other would strike back before its bombs had even landed and it would be destoryed and would be suicidal. This policy became known as MAD.

9. Define the term 'nuclear deterrent' in not more than 20 words.
Nuclear Deterrent is nuclear weapons owned by a country with the idea that if they used the nuclear weapon is would discourage the enemies attack.