1. T4/2/13; F3/23/12; F3/25/11; F3/27/09 Eisenhower Overview & Ike’s Foreign Policy (Ch. 29.1 & 29.2 – pp. 813-822) Q: To what extent did Eisenhower reflect the political, economic & social values of 1950’s America?

2. I. Ike – Political Philosophy A. Overview – popular President – WWII hero – 1948 – Dems – No – 1952 & 1956 – Reps – Yes Adlai Stevenson - Dem B. Centrist – pragmatist 1. Dynamic Conservative – business leaders – balanced budgets – surplus → debt

3. I. Ike – Political Philosophy (cont.) B. Centrist (cont.) 2. Recessions – 1953 & 1957 – deficit spending – gov’t spending Keynes – shows pragmatism

4. I. Ike – Political Philosophy (cont.) B. Centrist (cont.) 3. New Deal – stops excess – expands some programs minimum wage social security unemployment *public housing *highways *education *civil rights [*all part of Truman’s Fair Deal, some reluctantly]

5. II. New Conservatives less gov’t. lower taxes strong military anti communist – John Birch Society William F. Buckley – National Review Barry Goldwater – “father of modern conservatism”

6. III. Ike’s Foreign Policy A. Overview John Foster Dulles (State) – brinksmanship – confrontational – “rollback” – “massive retalitation” [all talk, little direct action]

7. III. Ike’s Foreign Policy (cont.) B. Europe East Germany – 1953 Poland & Hungary – 1956 – political turmoil – democratic elections USSR crushes – puppet gov’ts U.S. – no action – why?

8. III. Ike’s Foreign Policy (cont.) C. Asia Japan – LDC model Korea – Ike officially ends war Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh → comm. & nat’l. – Geneva Agreements no election fear of comm. win – military advisors

9. III. Ike’s Foreign Policy (cont.) D. Mid East Iran – 1953 – CIA → Shah – oil Egypt – 1956 – Nasser – Suez Canal (Br.) – war – Isr, Fr, Br – Ike stops war Eisenhower Doctrine – 1957 – mil force in Mid East (when nec.) Lebanon – 1958 – U.S. intervention

10. III. Ike’s Foreign Policy (cont.) E. Latin America – Banana Republics ABC policy – Cuba – 1959 Fidel Castro F. Sputnik - 1957 – 1 st satellite – Space race (NASA – 1958) – Education – federal $$ - 1958 G. U2 Spy Plane - 1960 – increased tension w/ USSR – carryover for next president (JFK)

11. III. Ike’s Foreign Policy (cont.) G. Military Industrial Complex – warns of closeness – arms race continues nuclear missiles Q: Did Ike’s foreign policy live up to philosophy of “rollback”?