eisenhower : Domestic Policies

Question 1

Dynamic conservatism?

Answer 1

Policies focused on domestic issues rather than foreign

Question 2

What did eisenhowers dynamic conservatism do?

Answer 2

Created department of health, education&welfare

Expanded social security to cover 10million Aa

Increased minimum wage by 25%

£500m for Low income housing

Question 3

Federal highway act

Answer 3

1956-

42k miles of highway was built over 20 years

Question 4

Civil rights act?

Answer 4

1957

1960

Question 5

Evidence that Eisenhower faced little opposition

Answer 5

Only 10/83 bills were rejected in congress

Question 6

Domestic spending issues?

Answer 6

Rose from 31% to 49% from 1953-1961

Question 7

How many were still in poverty?

Answer 7

1/4 still in poverty

Question 8

McCarthyism end?

Answer 8

Stopped in 1954
- accused the army
Ruined and censured

Question 9

McCarthyism popular?

Answer 9

1953 - 50% of the population was in favour

Question 10

Rise of gdp?

Answer 10

1950- 355b

1960- 488b

Question 11

Per capita income change?

Answer 11

1940 : 1720

1960: 2699

Question 12

How much did the economy grow by?

Answer 12

37%

Question 13

How much more purchasing power did people have? Eg.

Answer 13

30%

90% owned TVs

Question 14

Why did economy grow?

Answer 14

gi bill - returned 40billion into economy

Question 15

Credit availability

Answer 15

Homes costed 8000

Question 16

Car sales:

Answer 16

1949 : 5.1m

1955: 7.9m

Question 17

Issues of consumer boom? Recessions

Answer 17

1954
1958
5million unemployed

Question 18

Production fell by…

Answer 18

14%

Question 19

Unemployment in 1957v

Answer 19

4.5%

Question 20

Spending rise?

Answer 20

11%