1. POWERPOINT 28
The Eisenhower Years,

2. A New Direction Dwight Eisenhower’s “New Republicanism”
Appointed business professionals to his cabinet
Left much of Democratic programs intact
Ike ends Korean conflict
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles
38th parallel
Stalin dies March 5, 1953
Korean Truce July 1953
50,000 American dead
850,000 South Korean troops dead

3. The Cold War at Home and Abroad
McCarthy’s hunt for communists continues
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Fort Monmouth
Senate censured McCarthy in 1954
Died of alcoholism in 1957
“New Look” changes American military
Ike cut defense spending 20% between
CIA increases covert operations
Mohammad Mossadeph and the Shan of Iran
Vietnam threatens to become major problem
Ho Chi Minh

4. The Civil Rights Movement
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1953)
Struck down Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown II guidelines for desegregation
South reacted unfavorably
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rose parks
Boycott brings Martin Luther King, Jr. to national attention
November 1956, federal court stuck down Alabama segregation on public transportation law

5. The Age of Television “Golden age of television”
Brings entertainment to American homes
Ed Sullivan, Milton Berle
Allowed politicians to speak directly to public
Sitcoms reinforced stereotypes
Quiz show scandals rock country and bring reforms to television industry
$64,000 Question and Twenty-One rigged

6. Youth Culture Teens defined by their music, especially rock ‘n’ roll
Alan Freed
Elvis Presley enthralls youth as he, and others, change face of music
Little Richard and Chuck Berry
Beat Generation charts different course, clearly showing their discontent

7. Crises and Celebration
Ike recovers form heart attack in September 1955
Polio is defeated with Salk vaccine (1955)
March of Dimes
Federal Highway Act establishes plans for interstate system
Nikita Khrushchev becomes Russian Premier
Hungarian revolt crushed by Soviets in 1956
Suez crisis
Gamel Abdel Nasser
Nasser blockaded Gulf of Arabia
Israel, France and Britain retook Suez
November 6, 1956 negotiation settled crisis

8. National Highway System
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9. Chevrolet Ad

10. Israel, the Middle East, and the Suez Crisis, 1956

11. A Second Term South opposed to Brown decision
Southern Manifesto
Central High School refused to desegregate
Ike sent in national guard, Central High desegregated
Soviets shock Americans with launch of Sputnik
Summit meeting derailed by Soviets shooting down American U-2 spy plane
Francis Gary powers
Nixon runs for president in 1960, but Democrat John F. Kennedy (JFK) wins very close election
First televised presidential debates

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13. Discussion Questions
What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Eisenhower administration? Was Ike a good match for the America of his day?
Describe the rise and fall of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Did he harm or help America?
How did Rose Parks impact the civil rights movement of the 1950s? What were some of the effects of the Montgomery Boycott?
What was the U-2 Crisis, and how did it affect U.S. and USSR relations?