1. Dwight Eisenhower Chapter 28 Chapter 28 1952

2. * 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)

3. Federal Highway Act 40,000 miles of highway 1956 Eisenhower wanted to make the government “smaller rather than bigger.”

4. 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

5. Hawaii (Aug) and Alaska(Jan.)became a state in 1959.

6. 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

7. The Space Race International International Space Station Sputnik – World’s first artificial satellite - 1957

8. 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

9. NASA: National Aeronautics & Space Administration…. Successfully launched Explorer…1958 Project Mercury was the 1 st US program to put an astronaut in space

10. Apollo 11 landed the first man on the moon… 1969

11. Cuba – Fidel Castro 1959 *seizes property *close ties with Soviets *seizes property *close ties with Soviets

12. 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

13. Stalin dies… In 1953

14. Brief Thaw Nikita Khrushhev Nikita Khrushhev Summit: A meeting of heads of government.. After the Geneva summit a policy of “peaceful coexistence” immerged.

15. 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, 1960 6.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, 1960 6.Frances Powers/May 1960/brief thaw over 1960

16. President Eisenhower gave his Farewell Address in 1961

17. 1950’s Prosperity Section 2

18. A growing economy…..economy 1945-1960 Why???? Korean War Technology Higher Incomes

19. The Baby Boom *Great Depression *War times *Higher incomes gave it a boost

20. 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

21. T r a v e l

22. Home Inventions *dishwashers *washing machines *televisions *stereos *synthetic clothing *dishwashers *washing machines *televisions *stereos *synthetic clothing

23. 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”

24. Mickey Mouse Club I Love Lucy Leave it to Beaver

25. Elvis King of Rock & Roll

26. Problems in a time of plenty Section 3