Peaceful Co-Existence
- Created by: Charlotte Emily Turner
- Created on: 26-03-17 08:08
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- Peaceful Co-Existence
- Austrian State Treaty, 1955
- After WWII, Austria was split, like Germany
- All occupying powers agreed to leave Austria
- Removed a major possible source of conflict!
- The West also agreed to leave Germany
- All occupying powers agreed to leave Austria
- Austria, Finland and Yugoslavia became 'neutral states'
- After WWII, Austria was split, like Germany
- Geneva Summit, 1955
- Eisenhower's 'Open Skies' proposal
- All powers provide details of military
- All flight crews must have an inspecting member
- Future of Germany
- Eisenhower: re-unification, free elections, ensure its own security (join NATO)
- Khrushchev would not do anything until Germany was demilitarized and neutral
- FAILED
- Eisenhower's 'Open Skies' proposal
- Camp David, 1959
- Khrushchev was the first Soviet leader to visit the USA
- Talked about Berlin and agreed on diplomacy
- Allowed the US to believe the USSR and China were not a red, communist bloc!
- Paris Summit, 1960
- Khrushchev wanted: deal over Berlin, no nuclear weapons in Germany, no nuclear weapons in the Pacific
- China opposed this, as they had nearly finished their nuclear arsenal!
- FAILED due to U-2 affair (Khrushchev demanded an apology and did not get one, so stormed out immediately)
- Khrushchev wanted: deal over Berlin, no nuclear weapons in Germany, no nuclear weapons in the Pacific
- Election of JFK, 1960
- JFK was very anti-communist!
- Inaugural address reflected the Truman Doctrine!
- Seemed to damn peaceful co-existence
- Increased the budget for military and nuclear arsenal
- Refused to compromise on Berlin (said it represented a symbol of freedom)
- Called for a build-up of NATO forces
- Increased the budget for military and nuclear arsenal
- Seemed to damn peaceful co-existence
- Austrian State Treaty, 1955
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