The Arms Race

1. Read Source 12. What methods do you think Dulles had in mind to 'liberate captive peoples' without a war?
He was probabley thinking of deplomacy.
2. Look at Source 13. Would you agree that the Communist world was encircled? Explain your answer.
I would not say that the Communist world was encircled because it was the USSR's neighboring countries that felt threatened and made pacts together.
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?
Maybe Dulles thought the best way to defeat the USSR was to out-spend it.
4. Look at Source 16. What is the Soviet cartoon saying about the U-2 plane?
The U2 is being used to spy on them by the nosey Americans.
5. Read the Factfile on page 344. Explain why the USSR was so angry about the US spy flights.
The US invaded the USSR's airspace, denied it was spying even though it was obvious it was, and did not apologize.
6. How would the USA justify this violation of Soviet territory?
It would say it wanted to make sure the USSR wasn't going to attack it.
7. If the USSR had had U-2 planes, do you think it would have used them? Why?
Yes, the USSR was just as suspicious of the US as the US was of the USSR
8. Look at Source 17. Why do you think the USA had missiles based in Europe?
So the USSR would not try to attack Western Europe.
9. Define the term 'nuclear deterrent' in not more than 20 words.
Using the threat of nucclear attack as a detterent to nuclear attack.