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I Like Ike. -Korean War ends Truman’s popularity -*does Not run in 1952 -1952 election won by Dwight “I like Ike” Eisenhower Nixon is V.P. –accused of profiting from a secret slush fund “Checkers Speech” - Middle or Straight Road policies - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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I Like Ike
-Korean War ends Truman’s popularity-*does Not run in 1952
-1952 election won by Dwight “I like Ike” Eisenhower
Nixon is V.P. –accused of profiting from a secret slush fund“Checkers Speech”
-Middle or Straight Road policiesIke pursues policies between Laissez-faire and New Deal activism Conservative when it comes to money, liberal when it comes to humans
Korean War
-Korean War had destroyed Truman’s popularity
-Eisenhower pledged an end to the war
-War ends in a cease fire at the original 38th parallel- 1953
Communist Fears-McCarthyismIke never directly challenged his claims
-Spy cases kept issue before the public
-development of a hydrogen bomb that is much more powerful 67x more
-scientists opposed the new weapon but it proceeded
-1952 1st H-bomb is tested-1953 USSR tests their own H-bomb 1 yr later
Brink of War-John Foster Dulles was Sec. Of State
-containment of communism based on threat of war
-massive retaliation using nuclear weapons
-reduced size of regular forces and buildup of nuclear arsenal- Brinkmanship: building up weapons
-Began the famous arms race btw the US & SU
-citizens build backyard bomb shelters and practice air raid drills for the next 30yrs-”Duck and Cover”
Brink of War
-John Foster Dulles was Sec. Of State
-containment of communism based on threat of war
-massive retaliation using nuclear weapons
-reduced size of regular forces and buildup of nuclear arsenal
-Began the arms race
-citizens build backyard bomb shelters and practice air raid drills-”Duck and Cover”
Brink of War
-John Foster Dulles was Sec. Of State
-containment of communism based on threat of war
-massive retaliation using nuclear weapons
-reduced size of regular forces and buildup of nuclear arsenal
-Began the arms race
-citizens build backyard bomb shelters and practice air raid drills-”Duck and Cover”
Brink of War
-John Foster Dulles was Sec. Of State
-containment of communism based on threat of war
-massive retaliation using nuclear weapons
-reduced size of regular forces and buildup of nuclear arsenal
-Began the arms race
-citizens build backyard bomb shelters and practice air raid drills-”Duck and Cover”
Cold War Spreads-newly developed CIA Ike depends a lot on -covert actions in Iran and Guatemala (operations to overthrow their unfriendly week Gov’t, *1 reason is bc we wanted their oil)
-1953, Joseph Stalin died and tensions seemed to relaxNikita Khrushchev : New SU leader, believes a peaceful Triumph of Communism will occur
-Soviet suppression of Hungarian Revolt, 1954- Hungry Wanted to be democratic, SU rushes into country & crushes revolt, killing 30,000
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-Warsaw Pact formed in 1955
-******Eisenhower Doctrine-*******-stated again that the U.S. should try to defend any nation against communism .ESP in the Middle East!
Space Race-1957, USSR develops ICBM :Inter-
Continental Ballistic Missile. new threat of long range nuclear attack
-Oct. 1957, USSR launches Sputnikconfirms development of ICBMs
-great embarrassment to the U.S.creation of NASA to catch up National Aeronautics and Space Administration
-U.S. launches satellite in early 1958
-Race to Space and the Moon had begun
Space Race
-1957, USSR develops ICBM new threat of long range nuclear attack
-Oct. 1957, USSR launches Sputnikconfirms development of ICBMs
-great embarrassment to the U.S.creation of NASA to catch up
-U.S. launches satellite in early 1958
-Race to Space and the Moon had begun
U-2-U.S. intelligence begins spy missions over USSR (Take pics of troop movement & missiles)
-U-2 Spy plane was supposedly undetectable bc it was so high in the atmosphere.
-Soviet Summit scheduled btw SU & US to talk about Arms race-, G. Powers takes 1 more spy flight over SU before meeting
-May, 1960Gary Francis Powers was shot down in his U-2 plane over Russia
-Cold War escalates as Powers is free, & we do NOT apologize for spying
American Dream
-dream of a successful life
-growth of big business (*more white collared workers & stay at home moms)conglomerates: major corporation that includes a smaller # of companies in unrelated industries)franchising
-conformity: loss in individuality
individuality disappears in corporate life
Consumerism*W/more $ to spend, making 2xs as much……
-buying of material goods, which came to be equated w/success
-new productspolyester, Teflon, electronics, washing machines, dryers, blenders, freezers, TVs, Record Players
-planned obsolescence: getting rid of outdated goods
-credit cards: Am Express 1958
-advertising influence “Age”
Eisenhower Legacy
-Ended Korean War
-Red Scare Continues
-Space Program Begins
-Economic Boom of the 50’s
-Return to more Conservative government
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