Khrushchev and peaceful coexistence
I can explain why there were hopes for improved superpower relations in the early 1950s.
Khrushchev and peaceful coexistence
I can explain why there were hopes for improved superpower relations in the early 1950s.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- New leaders came to power in both the USA and USSR after 1953.
- Khrushchev and Eisenhower both believed US and Soviet differences did not need to be settled through conflict.
- The 1955 Geneva Summit was attended by both Eisenhower and Khrushchev.
- The Geneva Summit was the first meeting between the leaders of the superpowers since the end of WW2.
- No agreements were reached during the Geneva Summit.
Common misconception
The arms race only made the superpowers more hostile towards one another.
The high costs and growing power of nuclear weapons developments meant both the USSR and USA were interested in finding ways to improve relations between them.
Keywords
Arms race - the situation in which two or more countries try to have more and stronger weapons than each other
Inevitable - something which you cannot avoid or prevent from happening
Summit - a meeting between different nations or political powers where key issues and problems are discussed
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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