Dwight Eisenhower Chapter 28 Chapter
* 30 yrs. In military * Bonus Army * led American, British & Canadian troops in Africa D-Day Invasion in France (Truman doesn’t run for another term) * 30 yrs. In military * Bonus Army * led American, British & Canadian troops in Africa D-Day Invasion in France (Truman doesn’t run for another term)
Federal Highway Act 40,000 miles of highway 1956 Eisenhower wanted to make the government “smaller rather than bigger.”
When President Eisenhower left office (1961) the federal budget had a surplus of excess of $300 million dollars…. Today we are in debt 14 trillion dollars
Hawaii (Aug) and Alaska(Jan.)became a state in 1959.
Arms Race??? * missiles *hydrogen bombs Both nations built more weapons * missiles *hydrogen bombs Both nations built more weapons People prepared by building air-raid shelters in basements & backyards…schools had air raid drills
The Space Race International International Space Station Sputnik – World’s first artificial satellite
Vanguard 1 – Belonged to the U.S. and exploded a few feet off the launch pad Vanguard 1 – Belonged to the U.S. and exploded a few feet off the launch pad
NASA: National Aeronautics & Space Administration…. Successfully launched Explorer…1958 Project Mercury was the 1 st US program to put an astronaut in space
Apollo 11 landed the first man on the moon… 1969
Cuba – Fidel Castro 1959 *seizes property *close ties with Soviets *seizes property *close ties with Soviets
Domino Theory “You have a row of dominoes set up. You knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is that it will go over very quickly.” Eisenhower
Stalin dies… In 1953
Brief Thaw Nikita Khrushhev Nikita Khrushhev Summit: A meeting of heads of government.. After the Geneva summit a policy of “peaceful coexistence” immerged.
1.Both want ease of tensions 2.Summit between heads of government (1955) 3.Disarmament discussed/German unification 4.Krushchev comes to U.S. (1959) 5.Paris, Frances Powers/May 1960/brief thaw over 1.Both want ease of tensions 2.Summit between heads of government (1955) 3.Disarmament discussed/German unification 4.Krushchev comes to U.S. (1959) 5.Paris, Frances Powers/May 1960/brief thaw over 1960
President Eisenhower gave his Farewell Address in 1961
1950’s Prosperity Section 2
A growing economy…..economy Why???? Korean War Technology Higher Incomes
The Baby Boom *Great Depression *War times *Higher incomes gave it a boost
Moving to the suburbs !!! 17,000 identical house built for mass production Levittown-Long Island 17,000 identical house built for mass production Levittown-Long Island
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Home Inventions *dishwashers *washing machines *televisions *stereos *synthetic clothing *dishwashers *washing machines *televisions *stereos *synthetic clothing
An American Culture * Billy Graham *Norman V. Peale *Fulton J. Sheen *Joshua Loth Liebman “Bring the whole family to church” “A family that prays together stays together”
Mickey Mouse Club I Love Lucy Leave it to Beaver
Elvis King of Rock & Roll
Problems in a time of plenty Section 3