Eisenhower & The Cold War

How did the United States react to the following 7 events, and why?

1. The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949. The U.S. was in an arms race and they wanted to be the first to make a Hydrogen bomb. People feared that they might die or blow up the world. Truman feared that the Soviet Union would launch a nuclear bomb and target the U.S.

2. In 1951, the Iranian prime minister placed the oil industry in Iran under the Iranian government’s control. This angered the U.S. because they owned the oil in Iran but the Iranian prime minister put it under his control.

3. The Guatemalan head of government gave American-owned land in Guatemala to peasants.
This angered the U.S. because they owned the land and it is not right to give it away especially to peasants.

4. In 1956, Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt and occupied the Suez Canal.
This angered the U.S. because Egypt was using them only as an aid.

5. Soviet tanks invaded Hungary and fired on protesters in 1956.
This angered the U.S. because Soviets are using tanks and killing innocent people just because they protest, disagree, and don't support them.

6. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.
This was scary to the Americans because they did not know if the satellite in space was a weapon or a way of spying.

7. In 1960, the Soviet Union brought down an American U-2 piloted by Francis Gary Powers.
This angered the U.S. because they had an agreement that no U-2 planes would be used to spy on other countries but they both used them for protection and this angered them both.