US7 Dwight D Eisenhower

Question 1

What year did Dwight D Eisenhower become president?

Answer 1

1952

Question 2

Who did Dwight D Eisenhower bring into government to keep the economy booming?

Answer 2

He brought lots of business people into government

Question 3

Was Eisenhower’s plan to keep the economy booming successful?

Answer 3

• there are improvements in living standards
• Rising wages
• but other aspects failed

Question 4

Did all areas of America benefit from Eisenhower’s booming economy?

Answer 4

No, there were still vast areas mainly in the south where most people were desperately poor with substandard housing and schools

Question 5

What legislation did Eisenhower fail to introduce to help the lives of everyday Americans?

Answer 5

• there was no national health service that guaranteed a basic level of health
• There was no jobseekers pay
• there was no sickness pay

Question 6

Did the elderly benefit from Eisenhower‘s economic boom?

Answer 6

• No, the elderly failed to benefit from the boom
• in 1960 68% of people over 65 had an annual income of less than $1000 meanwhile the average factory earnings were over $4000