The Eisenhower Years  1953-1961


    Election of 1952    Republicans chose Eisenhower/ Nixon 

Eisenhower's campaign
slogan.
Korea, and communist infiltration were the main issues.


    Watch President Eisenhower 8 min video Questions: What political party did Eisenhower join? RepublicanWhat two distinct ways is Eisenhower remembered? D-Day, sem What was the "hidden-hand Presidency"? people thought President was out to lunch, but he really called the shots Eisenhower spent less on the military and more on infrastructure What did Eisenhower think of desegregation? it wasn't time fWhy was Eisenhower's second term tougher? he had health concerns, and aloof reactions to segregation, Sputnik, CasWhat did Eisenhower want to leave behind? a legacy of peace

Watch the History of Recorded Music 2 min video

A Freer Economy

    1.  the whole trend of the Eisenhower
Administration was away from government
participation in business and the economy

    Eisenhower's Foreign Affairs

    2.  St. Lawrence Seaway  enabled ocean going
vessels to visit Great Lakes ports.

    3.  Savannah  the world's first nuclear powered merchant vessel

    4.  Anti-Communist revolts in East Germany,
        Hungary

    5.  Suez Canal Crisis   
        Read page 606.  Write a brief summary of the Crisis

Brown v. Board of Education 8 min video. Questions

Photo Credits:

Eisenhower: Library of Congress

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list the issues in the election of 1952

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the Suez canal crisis

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms: Savannah, St Lawrence Seaway

6. Explain the significance of  Brown vs. Board of Education

Knowledge: Recall of data. Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words. Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace. Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences.  Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.