Soviet-American Relations, 1953-1960
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Nikita Khrushchev presided over a pivotal period in Soviet-American relations. The ongoing Korean War and the lack of an American ambassador in Moscow illustrate the strain in Soviet-American relations at the start of Eisenhower''s presidency, but things changed after Stalin died only 44 days later. Stalin''s successors began to liberalize both domestic and foreign poli...
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Nikita Khrushchev presided over a pivotal period in Soviet-American relations. The ongoing Korean War and the lack of an American ambassador in Moscow illustrate the strain in Soviet-American relations at the start of Eisenhower''s presidency, but things changed after Stalin died only 44 days later. Stalin''s successors began to liberalize both domestic and foreign poli...
