Dwight D. Eisenhower
Election
- 1952 and 1956
- Republican
- 1952- Eisenhower vs Stevenson
- 442 to 89 Electoral votes
- 1956- Eisenhower vs Stevenson rematch
- 457 to 73 Electoral Votes
Cold War
- Political Hostility between countries characterized by threats short of open warfare
- 1955- Warsaw Pact
- 1956- Suez Crisis
- 1957- Sputnik 1 launched
- 1958- National Defense Education Act
- 1960- U-2 Incident
Joseph McCarthy
- Sen. Joesph McCarthy McCarthyism rises
- Extreme Communism opposition
- Questioned potential communists
- Investigated government departments
Eisenhower and desegregation in the South
- Little Rock Crisis- Black students prevented entering school
- - Armed troops blocked school
- -Eisenhower controlled situation
- -Black students enrolled
- Brown vs Board of Education- Segregated schools unconstitutional
- Montgomery Bus Boycott- protest segregated public transport
- Civil Rights Act of 1957- Voting Rights Bill
Republicanism Policies
- "Modern Republicanism"
- Conservative Ideals
- Anti-Communism
- Eisenhower Doctrine
- Loyalty Program
- Interstate Highway Act of 1956
Beginning of the Vietnam War
1954- Eisenhower's "Domino Effect" Theory
1955- Diem president of Republic of Vietnam
1956- U.S. training South Vietnamese1957- Communist insurgency in South Vietnam
Space Race with the Soviets
1957- Sputnik 1 Launched
1958- Explorer 1 Launched
1959- Luna 2 hits moon