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Ch. 38: The Eisenhower Era

Ch. 38: The Eisenhower Era. 1952-1960. I. The Election of 1952. Republican Candidate: War hero Dwight “ Ike ” Eisenhower VP: Richard Nixon to represent the anti-communist wing of the party Democratic Candidate : Adlai Stevenson First election to use the power of television .

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Ch. 38: The Eisenhower Era

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  1. Ch. 38: The Eisenhower Era 1952-1960

  2. I. The Election of 1952 • Republican Candidate: War hero Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower • VP: Richard Nixon to represent the anti-communist wing of the party • Democratic Candidate: Adlai Stevenson • First election to use the power of television. • Korean War was very unpopular, and Eisenhower promised to personally go to Korea to end the war!

  3. II. McCarthyism • Republican senator that ruthlessly accused government officials, actors, and public figures of being communists. • Did the most damage to free speech. • New word= McCarthyism • Went too far accusing the Army of having communist links. • Condemned by U.S. Senate in 1954.

  4. III. Civil Rights Unrest in the South • Jim Crow laws still governed the South. • Segregation and black voter suppression was the norm. • Only 20% African Americans were registered to vote. • December 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, AL. • Sets off the Montgomery Bus Boycott. • “We weren’t gonna ride- in the back of the bus. We’d walk.”

  5. III. Civil Rights Unrest in the South • Southern Christian Leadership Conference led by Martin Luther King Jr. • Led black churches to fight segregation using nonviolent protest.

  6. III. Civil Rights Unrest in the South • Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren used the courts to enact change. • Nothing was being done for civil rights in Congress or by the president after all. • In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas the court ruled unanimously that segregated schools were “inherently unequal.” • Overturns which case? • Desegregation was to happen with “all deliberate speed.” Plessy v. Ferguson

  7. III. Civil Rights Unrest in the South • Ike was very cautious on the matter of civil rights, but he was forced to act when Arkansas Governor OrvalFaubus sent the National Guard to deny entry of nine black students into a Little Rock high school. • Eisenhower responded by sending federal troops to escort the students inside.

  8. IV. Eisenhower’s Highways • Eisenhower spent billions of dollars to build 42,000 miles of interstate highways. • Sped up suburbanization, and created jobs.

  9. V. Vietnam • Vietnam was split into two halves at the 17th parallel… • Ho Chi Minh: Communist leader in North • Ngo Dinh Diem: pro-Western leader of South • Elections were promised, but never held (because the communists would definitely win). • Eisenhower promised military and economic aid to South Vietnam.

  10. VI. Television • Television stimulated the affluent lifestyle of Americans during the 50’s. • It also helped John F. Kennedywin the election of 1960 against Richard Nixon. • Looks become as important as a politician’s message.

  11. VII. Continuing the Cold War • Cuba turns communistwith help from Fidel Castro. • Fear of a Soviet allyin our backyard! • Meanwhile, the Soviets launched Sputnik in 1957, an actual satellite… • NASAestablished. • Space race has officially started.

  12. Rest in Peace Laika…

  13. And Elvis just because! • Jailhouse Rock • Hound Dog

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