Dwight D. Eisenhower
By Karl Bailey
The Election of Eisenhower
Election of 1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party - Republican
Running Mate - Richard M. Nixon
Popular Vote - 33,936,234
Electoral Vote - 442
Adlai E. Stevenson
Party - Democratic
Running Mate - John J. Sparkman
Popular Vote - 27,314,992
Electoral Vote - 89
Election of 1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party - Republican
Running Mate - Richard M. Nixon
Popular Vote - 35,590,472
Electoral Vote - 457
Adlai E. Stevenson
Party - Democratic
Running Mate - Estes Kefauver
Popular Vote - 26,022,752
Electoral Vote - 73
The Cold War
The Cold War
- Cold War was a period of high tension between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
- USSR allied with countries with Warsaw Pact, United States allied with countries through NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
- Arms races between USA and USSR caused dangerous situations involving nuclear weapons
- Democracy (NATO) was put up against Communism (Warsaw Pact)
Eisenhower in the Cold War
- Eisenhower saw through end of Korean War
- Beginning of Vietnam War
- Beginning of the Space Race after launch of Sputnik, creation of NASA
- Trouble in the Middle East such as the Suez Crisis
- Beginning of troubles in Cuba with rise of Fidel Castro (shown)
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy's Rise
- Senator Joseph McCarthy was a senator from Wisconsin
- Accused many people of being communist spies
- Fanned the flames of the Second Red Scare
- Failed to back up claims with evidence
- Still managed to cause Cold War hysteria to increase
Joseph McCarthy's Fall
- McCarthy was generally tolerated by government
- McCarthy made a major mistake by going after the army
- Was dismissed by Congress
Desegregation in the South
Little Rock Crisis
- Nine black students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School
- Governor of Arkansas tries to stop them and calls in National Guard
- Eisenhower sends in troops to ensure the students were safely escorted to classes
Brown v. Board of Education
- Brown v. Board of Education said that segregation was by nature unconstitutional
- Caused massive rethinking of ideas
- Plessy v. Ferguson was shown to have been untrue
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Led by Martin Luther King Jr. after arrest of Rosa Parks
- Boycotting of bus services by blacks
- Led to the beginning of King's fame in the civil rights movements
The Civil Rights Act of 1957
It set up a permenant civil rights commission to investigate violation of rights. It was the least aggressive bill possible in order to prevent upsetting Southerners.
Eisenhower's Republicanism Policies
The Republicanism
- Eisenhower's balanced policy
- Promoted conservatism
- Desired to balance the budget and cut down military spending
- Opposed the Native American's New Deal from the 1930s
- Accepted and incorporated many New Deal policies
Beginning of the Vietnam War
The Trouble in Vietnam
- Vietnam was controlled by France
- Vietnam turns towards communism as a result of constant denial of freedom
- French asks for aid from US in order to quell rebellion in Vietnam
- United States gradually finds itself fighting a war in Vietnam with no easy way out
The Space Race
The Space Race
- Launch of Sputnik I and Sputnik II by USSR started Space Race
- Led to creation of NASA
- Space Race led to developments in space traveling technology
- Also led to developments in ICBMs