The Eisenhower YearsThe Eisenhower Years1953-19601953-1960

Eisenhower Takes OfficeEisenhower Takes Office26.1 and 26.226.1 and 26.2

Election of 1952Election of 1952• Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower

(Ike) wins as first (Ike) wins as first Republican Pres. Republican Pres. Since Hoover.Since Hoover.

• Hero of WWII, NATO Hero of WWII, NATO commander…commander…

• Cold-warrior Richard Cold-warrior Richard Nixon as VPNixon as VP

The Korean SettlementThe Korean Settlement• US & North Korea/China were US & North Korea/China were

deadlocked from 1951-53deadlocked from 1951-53

• July 1953: Armistice signed after Ike July 1953: Armistice signed after Ike threatened China = Korea remained threatened China = Korea remained divided at 38°.divided at 38°.

• Over 54,000 Americans died in KoreaOver 54,000 Americans died in Korea

Joe McCarthy’s DownfallJoe McCarthy’s Downfall

• 1953: He began attacking his own party & the army as communists

• After the televised Army-McCarthy hearings, the Senate had him censured = public condemnation

Blacklisting ContinuedBlacklisting Continued• Eisenhower fired 1,500 employees as Eisenhower fired 1,500 employees as

“un-American” or “security-risks.”“un-American” or “security-risks.”– Included gays and drinkersIncluded gays and drinkers–Colleges & businesses did sameColleges & businesses did same

• Yates v. U.S (1957)Yates v. U.S (1957): Supreme Court : Supreme Court upheld right to teach anything as long as upheld right to teach anything as long as it doesn’t advocate breaking the law.it doesn’t advocate breaking the law.

Nov. 1952: U.S. tests Hydrogen BombNov. 1952: U.S. tests Hydrogen Bomb

Soviets test one in 1953Soviets test one in 1953

Arms Race Enters a New Age of TerrorArms Race Enters a New Age of Terror