Eisenhower's Presidency

1952 Election Adlai Stevenson Democrat

1952 Election Dwight D. Eisenhower

1952 Election

Foreign Policy Chapter 15 Section 4

Brinkmanship/Massive Retaliation Willingness to go to the brink of war to force the other side to back down Secretary of State=John Foster Dulles

Choose Wisely Your Partner === You May Choose Either Silence or To Talk Option 1 You Choose Silence Other Person Chooses Silence You both get 5 pieces of candy Option 2 Other Person Chooses To Talk You get 0 pieces your partner gets 10 pieces Option 3 You Choose To Talk You Get All 10 Pieces of candy Option 4 You both Get to keep 3 pieces of candy Your Partner ===

Do Not Use Unclear Weapons USSR US Do Not Use Unclear Weapons Use Nuclear Weapons 3,3 1,4 4,1 1,1 Eisenhower

Brinksmanship Korean War Chinese Bombing of Taiwan

New Delivery Systems B-52 Bomber Missile Submarines ICBMS

Suez Crisis

The Suez Crisis: 1956-1957 Egypt seizes control of Suez Canal. From the British France & Britain send troops in to restore control. Soviets threaten to send troops Under political pressure from the U.S., Britain & France call off operation. A soviet Win; Won a diplomatic battle Won support of Arab nations who later accept aid from Soviet Union

Eisenhower Doctrine Eisenhower Doctrine Ike asked for the use of military to protect countries in the Middle East (Lebanon). This becomes and extension of the Truman Doctrine

Covert Operations CIA Most took place in developing nations Support pro-US governments Overthrow anti-US governments Most took place in developing nations Caused many countries to dislike the US

Nikita Khrushchev Rises to power 1953-1958 Born a peasant “Secret Speech” Stalin’s Cult of Personality “Enemies of the People” Aggravation of Class Struggle Social Realist Literary Policy

Sputnik I (1957) Soviets launch the 1st artificial satellite that orbits Earth “space race” NASA-National Aeronautics & Space Administration

U-2 Spy Incident (1960)

The Shoe Speech About the capitalist states, it doesn't depend on you whether we (Soviet Union) exist. If you don't like us, don't accept our invitations, and don't invite us to come to see you. Whether you like it our not, history is on our side. We will bury capitalism….your grandchildren shall live under communism -- 1956

Eisenhower's Domestic Policy Chapter 16 Section 1

Election of 1956

Eisenhower Years Dynamic Conservatism Balancing economic conservatism with activism in areas that would benefit the country Ended government price and rent controls Cut bills that call for building public housing and schools Ended Tennessee Valley Authority Federal Highway Act Constructed more than 40,000 miles of interstate highways Interstates must have 1 straight mile every five miles in case planes need to land on them. Construction of St. Lawrence Seaway Connects Atlantic to Great Lakes

Federal Highway Act

Eisenhowers 2nd Term Extending Social Security Extended unemployment Increase min wage Government aid to farmers 1950’s will become a time of great prosperity

Military Industrial Complex US Defense Budget- 683.7 Billion Northup Grumann $28 Billion in Sales/Year $2 Billion Profit Boeing $31.4 Billion in Sales/Year $2.9 Billion Profit Lockheed Martin $35.7 Billion in Sales/Year Military Industrial Complex: The relationship between military industries and our government Eisenhower warns against this relationship