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In depth summaries of US presidencies between the years 1945-74. All notes are created in alignment with the AQA component 2Q course ' The American Dream: reality and illusion'.
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Consumer boom in car, service and construction Dynamic Conservatism Allan Dulles was his Secretary of State Arms raceindustries -conservative with money whilst -advocate of ‘massive retaliation’ -both developed hydrogen bo
Social inequalities: liberal with rights -in 1957 US stockpile was 5543
1 in every 4 (40 million) were living in poverty Chance for Peace Speech by Eisenhower
Increased Social Security and Eisenhower refuses to help Hu
-More money sent on advertising than federal was to support his policy of cutting
Minimum wage his actions through the terms o
government on education military spending
Doctrine
Inflation and unemployment low $500 million made available for
due to Eisenhower balancing the low income housing Damage to US image as Soviets
budget release Sputnik in 1957 Geneva Conference 1959
-Unemployment in 1957 was at 4.5% -limited progress
Interstate Highways created to ‘New Look’ Policy
-Inflation averaged at 2% -Eisenhower unwilling to give i
deal with unemployment after -advocated ‘massive retaliation’ with
-Economy grew by 37% in 1950s -invitation to Moscow to discu
Korean War focus on nuclear weapons
-13 million new homes built 1948-58 impossible by U-2 Crisis
Nixon as VP: Eisenhower visited Kor
Domestic Policies Foreign Policies
-Tense relationship Ended Korean War in 1
-Political experience Korea divided at the 3
Eisenhower
2 recessions: 1954 and 1958
US involvement in the fraudule
Civil Rights in Vietnam in 1955
Dealt with McCarthyism through the 1954
hearings CORE had grown to 53 national chapters by 1960 Little done to enforce 1960 Civil
-Senate censures him Rights Bill SEATO created in 1954 due to fea
‘The Hate that Hate Produced’
gave attention to Malcolm X Over 56% of AAs were in poverty compared
Brown vs Board of Education 1954 to 18% of whites
-Justice Earl Warrant rules racial segregation CENTO created - failure due to
Eisenhower fails to comment
in schools as unconstitutional Little Rock 1957 Iraqi monarchy in 1968
Murder of Emmett Till and Autherine Lucy
-led to formation of WCC university exclusion in 1956 -riots emerge after Central High
-by 1956 they had 250 000 members School prepare to accept first 9
-101 Dixiecrats sign Southern Manifesto black students Nasser nationalises Suez Canal
80% of AAs were not registered to vote
-Faubus exploits scenes and is withdrawal of US aid
Eisenhower creates a bill to try and win black
Brown II re-elected -US did not support Britain, Fra
vote
-brought timescale to desegregation -Eisenhower sends troops after -$200 million agreed by Congre
-only 3% more could vote by 1960 as the bill
-filibustering tactics by Southern state officials media captures scenes Communist aggression
was filibustered
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