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I Like Ike

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

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I Like Ike

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  1. 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 Ike pursues policies between Laissez-faire and New Deal activism Conservative when it comes to money, liberal when it comes to humans

  2. 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

  3. Communist Fears -McCarthyism Ike 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 1stH-bomb is tested -1953 USSR tests their own H-bomb 1 yr later

  4. 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”

  5. 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”

  6. 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”

  7. 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”

  8. 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 relax Nikita 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 - -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!

  9. Space Race -1957, USSR develops ICBM:Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile. new threat of long range nuclear attack -Oct. 1957, USSR launches Sputnik confirms 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

  10. Space Race -1957, USSR develops ICBM new threat of long range nuclear attack -Oct. 1957, USSR launches Sputnik confirms 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

  11. 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, 1960 Gary 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

  12. 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

  13. Consumerism *W/more $ to spend, making 2xs as much…… -buying of material goods, which came to be equated w/success -new products polyester, 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”

  14. Eisenhower Legacy -Ended Korean War -Red Scare Continues -Space Program Begins -Economic Boom of the 50’s -Return to more Conservative government http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhQD2UFCIbY&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va5Btg4kkUE

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