A.
IKE-
elected for a great smile and a grandfatherly image broadcast into
millions of homes.
a.
America longing to get out of war- hoped Eisenhower would get America out of the
Korean and Cold War. Ended the Korean
war after 7 months with the threat of the Atomic bomb. Leaving the Korean War where it started.
b.
McCarthy-
Eisenhower left him alone, but McCarthy ran out of steam due to the end
of the Korean War and was embarrassed by the senate.
c.
Civil Rights-
at first Ike was slow to move but eventually sent troops to Little Rock
to enforce court orders
d.
Domestic policies- moderately conservative and left the New Deal
in place
B.
Foreign Policy-
generally cautious-
a.
avoided- military involvement in Vietnam while
aiding Diem—
b.
Suez Canal- France, Britain and Israel demanded
resolution to the Suez canal crisis.
c.
Hungarian revolt- refused to intervene and choose to relieve
Cold War tensions.
d.
Cold War tensions- did not lessen with Khrushchev
1.
Sputnik-
2.
Berlin crisis-
3.
U-2 incident-
4.
Castro’s Cuban revolution-
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