Dwight D. Eisenhower

give one example of the quote

- Domestic affairs are issues inside of our own country. - He pushed for education to increase through the National security. - highway built to evacuate cities in the event of nuclear war. - concerned about the military wrecking the country. - Nuclear was so much cheaper because nobody would want to use it. - thought this would wreck the country and education because

What was Eisenhower's final warning to the American people?

- In his last speech, he warned the people about letting the military industrial complex take over the country and its interests. - He saw the business of war as a threat to freedom.

what was sputnik and what did it mean to america

- a soviet satellite launched into space in october of 1957 - easily seen - we were behind the soviet in technological advances - afraid they were going to bomb us from space - increased science in schools with science fairs and projects

what did he do instead of committing troops to battle

- he didn't want troops because he was in the war (five star general) - saw brutality and people dying - didn't want that for america - preferred undercover action and proxy wars - used CIA to topple communists regimes iran and guatemala - changed how america deals with war - learned from everyones mistakes - did things behind the scenes - made a policy that tried to work with other nations to ally

How did television influence the election of 1960

- listeners thought Nixon won. - Watchers thought JFK won. - Nixon had a 5 o'clock shadow. - He was sweating and is not photogenic. - Looks made a difference because JFK was handsome and nixon was not. - "Kennedy was a hunk and Nixon was a chunk"