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Eisenhower’s character?

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Republican
Supreme Commander
Little interest in politics

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How many people voted for Eisenhower?

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55%

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What is Dynamic Conservatism?

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Eisenhower described himself as conservative with money and liberal with people

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What and when did the Department of Health oversee in Eisenhower?

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Polio vaccine in 1955

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How much was the minimum wage increased by Eisenhower?

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25%

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What was the Soil Bank during Eisenhower?

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To maintain food prices

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When was the Highway Act created?

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1956

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How many recessions did Eisenhower face?

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3

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What was Eisenhower’s approval rate?

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70%

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When and what was the name of the dog sent to space?

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1957 Laika

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How many Americans were living in poverty during Eisenhower?

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1/4

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12
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What policy did Eisenhower continue for schools from Truman?

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Free lunch program

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13
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What was the nations motto under Eisenhower?

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In God We Trust

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Who was Eisenhower’s vice president?

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Richard Nixon

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What was Richard Nixon nickname during Eisenhower?

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Tricky Dicky

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What was Nixon accused of doing with political donations during Eisenhower?

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Using $18,000 political donations

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What speech did Nixon create during Eisenhower?

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Checkers Speech

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18
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When did McCarthy die?

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1957

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19
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By how much did the economy grow in the 1950s during Eisenhower?

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37%

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20
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How much homes were built by the end of 1958?

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13 million

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By 1960 how much purchasing power did families have?

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30%

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21
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Suburban growth encouraged what during Eisenhower?

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White flight

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22
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What did white flight cause during Eisenhower?

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Ghettoisation

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How much were houses in Levittown during Eisenhower?

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$8000

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Where were cars manufactured during Eisenhower?

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Detroit

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Who were the big 3 car manufacturers during Eisenhower?

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General Motors
Ford
Chrysler

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How much cars were manufactured in 1955?

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7.9 million

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27
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How many McDonalds were there in 1960?

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228

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28
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How many people by 1960 had a TV?

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90% of the population

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29
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When and who launched the second credit card during Eisenhower?

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1958 American Express

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30
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What does consumer society undermine during Eisenhower?

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Traditional American values

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When and who was at the Kitchen Debate during Eisenhower?

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1959 Nixon and Khrushchev

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32
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“The Other America” book about during Eisenhower?

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Hidden poverty in America

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Author of “The Other America” during Eisenhower?

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Michael Harrington

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What socialist criticised consumer society during Eisenhower?

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David Riesman

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35
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Where was the first climate-controlled indoor shopping mall opened during Eisenhower?

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Dina, Minnesota

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36
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When were the 2 recessions during Eisenhower?

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A minor one in 1954
Serious on in 1958

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37
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Unemployment rate in 1957?

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4.5%

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38
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How much did government spending rise during Eisenhower?

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11%

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39
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What did Eisenhower create to increase productivity of agriculture?

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Soil Bank

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40
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Who was appointed as Eisenhower’s Secretary of State?

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John Foster Dulles

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41
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When did Stalin die?

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1953

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42
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What was the Secret Speech about during Eisenhower?

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USSR called for peaceful co-existence with the West

42
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When and who gave the Secret Speech during Eisenhower?

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1956 Khrushchev

43
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What does MAD stand for during Eisenhower?

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Mutually Assured Destruction

44
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When and what did Soviets release into space?

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1957 Sputnik

45
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When was Sputnik II launched and what did it contain during Eisenhower?

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1958 a dog called Laika

46
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What was the satellite called that Eisenhower released into space?

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N3 rocket satellite

47
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What was US failure satellite called?

A

Flopnik

48
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What did Eisenhower do after Flopnik?

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Set up NASA

49
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What did both Eisenhower and Khrushchev have developed by 1953?

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Hydrogen bomb

50
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US kept nuclear bomb ready at how many minutes notice in Eisenhower’s presidency?

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By 1955 at 15 minutes notice

51
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How much nuclear weapons did USA and USSR have stockpiled during Eisenhower?

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USA 5543
USSR 650

52
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Difference between nuclear weapons during Eisenhower called?

A

Missile gap

53
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New Look from Eisenhower famous quote?

A

More bang for your buck

54
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Aim of New Look policy in Eisenhower?

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Less ground troops to save money for the economy

55
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When did Khrushchev mention de-Stalination during Eisenhower?

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1956

56
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What happened in Eastern Europe when destalinisation was mentioned during Eisenhower?

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Riots in Poland against Communist government
Protestants in Hungry

57
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What was the Iron Curtain during Eisenhower?

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A invisible barrier that divided capitalist and communist nations

58
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When and where did Khrushchev send troops and tanks to during Eisenhower?

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Sent 250,000 troops and tanks to Budapest in 1956

59
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How many Hungarians were killed and fled from Khrushchev during Eisenhower?

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3000 Hungarians died
200,000 fled to Austria

60
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When and what did Khrushchev demand Western powers to do in Berlin during Eisenhower?

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In 1958 Khrushchev demanded Western powers pulled their forces out of Western Berlin within 6 months

61
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When were talks in Geneva during Eisenhower?

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1959

62
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What was Geneva talk about during Eisenhower?

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Eisenhower refused to remove troops from West Berlin

63
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When and how long was Khrushchev’s tour in the USA for during Eisenhower?

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1959 for an 11 day tour

64
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What year was the U-2 Crisis during Eisenhower?

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1960

65
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What was the U-2 Crisis during Eisenhower?

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Soviets shot down US spy plane

66
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What was the pilots name on the U2 spy plane during Eisenhower?

A

Gary Powers

67
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When did Eisenhower go to Korea?

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1952

68
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When was armistice signed in Korea during Eisenhower?

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1953

69
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What does Alan Dulles state stopped the war in Korea during Eisenhower?

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Threatening to use nuclear weapons, an act of brinkmanship, ended the war

70
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What did Mao claim was a part of China during Eisenhower?

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Taiwan

71
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What Jiang Jieshi allow Eisenhower to do in Taiwan and why?

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To be used as a base for naval operations, gave Taiwan protection

72
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What did Mao order during Eisenhower and when?

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Shelling of two islands, Quemoy and Matsu, controlled by Taiwan in 1954

73
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What and when was the Formosa Revolution in Taiwan during Eisenhower?

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1955, Eisenhower provided defence for Taiwan

74
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Who were Ho Chi Minh’s forces fighting in Vietnam during Eisenhower?

A

French

75
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What did Eisenhower agree to do in Vietnam?

A

Air support provided by B-26 bombers

76
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Why was Ho Chi Minh in a strong position when peace talks began in Geneva?

A

Defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu.

77
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When was it agreed that Vietnam would be split into states?

A

1954

78
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When would the reunification be in Vietnam during Eisenhower?

A

July 1956

79
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How did Ngo Dinh Diem take power in Vietnam during Eisenhower?

A

Took power in fraudulent elections in 1955

80
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Why did Eisenhower suppoert Ngo Dinh Diem?

A

Was an anti - communist

81
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What did Eisenhower turn a blind eye to in Vietnam?

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Injustices against the Buddhist population by Ngo Dinh Diem

82
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Who was in charge of containing communism in Asia in Eisenhower?

A

SEATO created in 1954

83
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When was Eisenhower’s Domino Speech?

A

1954

84
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What was the Domino Speech by Eisenhower?

A

Highlighted his concerns about the spread of Communism Asia

85
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Why did tension in the Middle East worsen during Eisenhower?

A

Increasing of the Western powers on Middle Eastern Oil

86
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What happened in Iran in 1951?

A

Mohammad Mossadegh seized the British owned Anglo Persian Oil company

87
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Who and when was CENTO created during Eisenhower?

A

Dulles in 1953

88
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When was the Suez Canal Crisis during Eisenhower?

A

1956

89
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What was the Suez Canal Crisis during Eisenhower?

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Egyptian leader Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal, which was used by British and French

90
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How did French and British respond to the Suez Crisis during Eisenhower?

A

Britain and France retaliated by striking a deal with Israel, who would attack Egypt

91
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What did Eisenhower do during Suez Canal Crisis?

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Used financial pressure to force the British and French into a humiliating withdrawal

92
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What was Nasser clever decision in Suez Canal Crisis during Eisenhower?

A

Did not side with Soviets or USA meaning both were willing to help

93
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Popular civil rights case during Eisenhower?

A

Brown v Board of Education

94
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What was the highlight of the Brown v Board of Education case during Eisenhower?

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Presented legal and psychological evidence that schools were unequal.​

95
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Why was Brown v Board of Education a major success during Eisenhower?

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1954 - Chief Justice Earl Warren announced that the Court had ruled in favour of Brown, the victory was a landmark in US legal history

96
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Response to Brown ruling during Eisenhower?

A

Southern Manifesto signed by 101 Dixiecrat members, threatening to use ‘all lawful means’ to oppose the decision

97
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What and when was the Emmett Till case during Eisenhower?

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1955 in Mississippi, he was murdered
Open casket funeral to show injuries
Media sensation

98
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When was the Little Rock Crisis during Eisenhower?

A

1957

99
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What was the Little Rock Crisis during Eisenhower?

A

9 black students accepted into school
President had to send troops for riots

100
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When was the Montgomery Bus Boycott during Eisenhower?

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1955

101
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What happened in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

A

Arrest of Rosa Parks, an NAACP activist in Montgomery, Alabama, for sitting in the white section of a city bus.

Martin Luther King carried it on showing non violent protest

102
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When was the Civil Rights Act during Eisenhower?

A

1957

103
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Why was the 1957 Civil Rights Act not important to Eisenhower?

A

Did not know details of the Bill
Nixon met with MLK in Ghana to discuss Bill

104
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Why did the 1957 Civil Rights Act only stay as a Bill?

A

Strom Thurmond filibustered for 24 hours and 18 mins to obstruct it

105
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A

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