How important was the arms race in shaping superpower relations?
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- How important was the nuclear arms race in shaping superpower relations between 1953-1963?
- ARMS RACE
- Moral climate
- Long term deterrence
- Acceleration of arms race
- Fear and paranoia
- Summit diplomacy
- Directly shaped CMC
- LINK: actions of individuals caused the CMC
- THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUALS
- Judgement: It was the arms race that shaped individuals!!!
- USSR
- Peaceful co-existence (early 50s)
- Khrushchev's aggression (late 50s/early 60s)
- USA
- Eisenhower- New look policy
- Eisenhower- moral awareness and random policy
- Kennedy's flexible response
- LINK: leaders' diplomacy influenced by economic
- ECONOMIC
- Iiving standards agenda
- US Economic superiority
- Judgement: Economic isn't as important the arms race was even more money. However, it may have been an initial factor in the early 50s
- LINK: Reason for wanting to improve living standards is for ideological superiority!
- IDEOLOGY
- Judgement: Ideology is the underlying factor in shaping superpower relations and arguably initiated the arms race.
- competitive side of arms race
- Shaped all individuals
- Third world confrontation
- IDEOLOGY
- ECONOMIC
- THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUALS
- LINK: actions of individuals caused the CMC
- Judgement: Overall the most important factor in shaping relations but ideology is underlying!!
- LINK: actions of individuals caused the CMC
- THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUALS
- Judgement: It was the arms race that shaped individuals!!!
- USSR
- Peaceful co-existence (early 50s)
- Khrushchev's aggression (late 50s/early 60s)
- USA
- Eisenhower- New look policy
- Eisenhower- moral awareness and random policy
- Kennedy's flexible response
- LINK: leaders' diplomacy influenced by economic
- ECONOMIC
- Iiving standards agenda
- US Economic superiority
- Judgement: Economic isn't as important the arms race was even more money. However, it may have been an initial factor in the early 50s
- LINK: Reason for wanting to improve living standards is for ideological superiority!
- IDEOLOGY
- Judgement: Ideology is the underlying factor in shaping superpower relations and arguably initiated the arms race.
- competitive side of arms race
- Shaped all individuals
- Third world confrontation
- IDEOLOGY
- ECONOMIC
- THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUALS
- ARMS RACE
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