1. Dwight D. Eisenhower - “Ike”
Philosophies and Presidency

2. News and Notes Monday May 1st Unit 9 Assessment Unit 9 Workbook Due
Unit 9 HW Due
Friday may 5th
Unit 8 Retake Deadline (Multiple Choce)

3. Overview of Eisenhower
Allied Commander for D-Day
Military Governor of US Occupied Zone in Germany
Supreme Allied Commander for NATO
Elected President (took office in 1953)
Landslide victory
Brokered cease-fire for Korean War in 1953
Re-elected in 1956 by a bigger landslide than 1952
Sent out the 101st for the Little Rock Nine
President when Alaska and Hawaii were added
Signed the bill creating NASA

4. Eisenhower - Predict
Based upon Ike’s background, how do you think he will respond to the Cold War?
Will he give money to struggling nations?
Will he build up conventional troops - more Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force?
Will he decrease conventional troops?
Will he increase the nuclear ability of the US? Decrease it?
Some combination of above?

5. Eisenhower’s Philosophy: Foreign Policy
Containment: attempt to contain the spread of communism
Through brinkmanship - willingness to go to the edge of war to threaten your opponent
Domino Effect: the belief that if one nation falls to communism, those around will also fall to communism
For example: China and North Korea
Ike didn’t come up with the “Domino Theory” but it aligned well with his beliefs
Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.): the idea of massive retaliation
Whoever shoots first dies second

6. Eisenhower and Nuclear Buildup
Eisenhower’s “New Look” for the military
Focus on stockpiling weapons
Decrease spending on conventional troops
“Bigger bang for the buck”
Defense spending was $50.5 billion
Defense spending was $35.8 billion
Look at “Long-Term Costs of the Arms Race” graphic and answer questions

7. Eisenhower and Nuclear Buildup

8. Today

9. How does this political cartoon reflect Eisenhower’s Foreign Policy?

10. Eisenhower and Korea 1953 Eisenhower takes office January 20
Armistice signed July 27
Eisenhower’s TV Address regarding Armistice
No victory, remains divided at the 38th parallel today
US troops remain in Korea to this day

11. Eisenhower and Korea
Look at graphic below and answer the questions in your workbook

12. Eisenhower and Khrushchev
Stalin died in leads to Soviet power struggle
Nikita Khrushchev became the leader
Communist, continued opposition to the US
Not as suspicious of people, nor as cruel as Stalin
Move toward more peaceful relations with the West
Ike and Khrushchev meet in Switzerland
Move toward “peaceful coexistence” according to Khrushchev

13. End in bloodshed and violence
Textbook Activity
Hungarian Protests:
End in bloodshed and violence
Read pages , starting at “International Cold War Conflicts”
Poland Protests:
“We demand bread”
Suez Canal Crisis

14. U2 Incident https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERPBA1AV4hk
Yesterday's Air Force: The U-2 and Gary Powers Incident
Complete the graphic organizer as the video plays

15. Eisenhower’s Final Farewell
January 17, 1961
As you read excerpts of Eisenhower’s final State of the Union Address, look for, highlight and take margin notes on the following pieces:
What are the goals of America?
How does Eisenhower describe communism?
How has the American military changed? Why did it change?
Eisenhower mentions “the military industrial complex”, what do you think he means by this?
What does Eisenhower worry about for the future?

16. “Military Industrial Complex”
Analysis
This speech is often viewed as warning against the military industrial complex. Explain the military industrial complex and what it was that Eisenhower was warning about.

17. Timeline of Events for Ike’s Presidency
July 27, Armistice in Korea
Senator Joseph McCarthy’s investigations
May 7, French lose control in Vietnam [essentially the beginning of US involvement in Vietnam]
May 17, Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education
Dec. 5, Montgomery Bus Boycott begins
Oct.-Nov Suez Canal Crisis
Oct.-Nov Hungarian Revolt
Sept. 9, Civil Rights Act of 1957 signed
Sept Little Rock Nine attempt to enter Central High School
Oct. 4, Sputnik launched
Jan. 31, Explorer I launched, first US satellite
July 29, creation of NASA
Nov to early Khrushchev indicates he wants to seek peace in Germany, calls for reunification
Jan. 1, Fidel Castro takes control of Cuba
Jan. 3, Alaska admitted as 49th state
Aug. 21, Hawaii admitted as 50th state
Sept , Khrushchev visits the U.S.
May 1, U-2 plane shot down over the U.S.S.R.
Color Legend:
Red – Cold War
Blue – Vietnam
Green – Civil Rights
Purple – domestic