Date
3-21-2023
Department
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree
Master of Arts in History - Thesis (MA)
Keywords
Baghdad Pact, Iran, CENTO, Dwight Eisenhower, John Foster Dulles, David Lilienthal, Foreign Relations, Cold War, Middle East, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Disciplines
History
Recommended Citation
Curtis, Caitlin, "American Policy and Actions Surrounding the Baghdad Pact, 1955-1959" (2023). Masters Theses. 971.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/masters/971
Abstract
The Middle East would come closest to collective security with the West in 1955 when Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, and Great Britain agreed to create the Baghdad Pact, and although the United States never officially joined, American policymakers provided resources and strategic conditions in order to take a very active role in the pact’s development. The Baghdad Pact is not a well-known organization, but this work argues that it was not a complete failure due to the positive civil advancements that took place. It is evident that, while limited, the U.S. role in the Baghdad Pact still provided member nations with support to combat Soviet communism in the early years of the Cold War under President Dwight Eisenhower's leadership.
