1. Eisenhower's Presidency

2. 1952 Election
Adlai Stevenson
Democrat

3. 1952 Election
Dwight D. Eisenhower

4. 1952 Election

5. Foreign Policy
Chapter 15
Section 4

6. 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

7. 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
===

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

9. Brinksmanship
Korean War
Chinese Bombing of Taiwan

10. New Delivery Systems
B-52 Bomber
Missile Submarines
ICBMS

11. Suez Crisis

12. The Suez Crisis:
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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

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

17. U-2 Spy Incident (1960)

18. 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

19. Eisenhower's Domestic Policy
Chapter 16
Section 1

21. Election of 1956

22. 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

23. Federal Highway Act

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

25. Military Industrial Complex
US Defense Budget 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