Conflict over Germany

• Which country supported the recognition of Germany as a safeguard against communism?

  USA
• Why did the USA support the recognition of Germany?

  To safeguard against communist expansionism
• What organization did the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) join?

  Council of Europe
• What right did the FRG receive after joining the Council of Europe?

  To establish embassies in other countries
• When was full sovereignty of the Federal Republic of Germany recognized?

  May 1952
• What were the conditions of the full sovereignty recognized in May 1952?

  Weapons were renounced and army size limited
• When was the FRG admitted into NATO?

  May 1955
• What was the purpose of the FRG's admission into NATO?

  To contain communism at low cost
• How did FRG's admission into NATO affect regional consolidation?

  It spared the need for regional consolidation
• What type of strategy was NATO considered for the FRG?

  Collective security strategy
• What was the result of containment during this period?

  It created a stalemate
• What did Dulles want to do regarding communism?

  Roll it back to Moscow
• How did Eisenhower's approach to communism differ from Dulles'?

  Eisenhower preferred peaceful means
• Which country had a left-leaning PM and shared a border with the USSR?

  Iran
• What action did the CIA take in Iran to prevent communism?

  Plotted a revolution
• What was the outcome for Iran after CIA intervention?

  It became a protagonist-western monarchy
• What did Eisenhower believe about containment as a foreign policy?

  It was insufficient
• What operation did Dulles support in Guatemala?

  A CIA operation to overthrow the government
• What was brinkmanship according to Dulles?

  Moving opponents to nuclear war brink
• What was the intended purpose of brinkmanship?

  To deter aggression through nuclear threat
• What was the reality of the leadership in Iran and Guatemala regarding communism?

  Neither was led by a communist leader
• What tactic did the CIA use to influence perceptions in Iran and Guatemala?

  Resorted to propaganda
• How were the coups in Iran and Guatemala portrayed?

  As preventative preemptive coups
• What was the USA's stance on independence from France in Indochina?

  Supported independence
• What military alliance was formed in response to NATO?

  Warsaw Pact
• Who were the key figures associated with brinkmanship?

  Eisenhower and Dulles
• What was the attitude towards the French struggle in Indochina?

  Alliance shifts occurred