The Confident Years‚ 1953-1964 Lecture/Reading Notes 1 (p. 324-330) I. A Decade of Affluence A. What’s Good for General Motors 1. New Republicanism Satisfied with postwar America‚ Eisenhower accepted much of the New Deal but saw _________________________________. Eisenhower’s first secretary of defense‚ “Engine Charlie” Wilson‚ had headed General Motors. At his Senate confirmation hearing‚ he proclaimed‚ “For years‚ I thought what ___________________________ was good for General Motors and vice versa
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effective boycott of Iranian oil. The British government – which owned the AIOC – contested the nationalisation at the International Court of Justice at The Hague‚ but its complaint was dismissed.[21] By spring of 1953‚ incoming U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorised the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to organise a coup against the Mossadeq government with support from the British government.[22] On 19 August 1953‚ Mossadeq was forced from office by the CIA conspiracy‚ involving the Shah and
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Since the allied invasion force consisted mostly of US troops‚ a US general was chosen to lead the Allied forces. The general chosen was Eisenhower. He lead the Allied forces to victory over the axis powers‚ and ended Hitler’s “thousand year Reich”. Eisenhower would eventually become president of the US who would lead the US through the beginnings of the Cold War. General Douglas MacArthur The US general in charge of US forces in the Pacific‚ whose
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and Cultural Events 1950 - Pres. Harry Truman ( ’til 1952) approves production of the hydrogen bomb and sends air force and navy to Korea in June. 1951 - Transcontinental television begins with a speech by Pres. Truman. 1953 - 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower is president. 1952 - The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 removes racial and ethnic barriers to becoming a U.S. citizen. 1953 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are electrocuted for their part in W.W.II espionage. 1953 - Fighting
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Reagan Reagan began his political career as a Democrat. However‚ in the early 1950s‚ as his relationship with Republican actress Nancy Davis grew‚he shifted to the right and‚ while remaining a Democrat‚ endorsed the presidential candidacies of Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956 as well as Richard Nixon in 1960.The last time Reagan actively supported a Democratic candidate was in 1950 when he helped Helen Gahagan Douglas in her unsuccessful Senate campaign against Richard Nixon. After being hired in
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often called himself the “Tail gunner Joe.” He claimed he had completed 32 missions when he had only a desk job and some training exercises during WWII in the U.S. Marines. He was elected to the Senate in 1946; originally he was a supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New
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June 6‚ 1944‚ 0630 hours (MacDonald). Not a single gull in the sky. All that could be heard were the crashing of waves against the side of the boat‚ the vomiting of my brothers in arms due to sea sickness and fear‚ and my own heartbeat‚ beating louder than it ever had. Water was continuously spilling over into the boat‚ waves crashing down over the walls soaking all of us inside. It was foggy‚ the sun could only be seen as a smear of light behind the gray and black that consumed the morning sky.
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D-Day-June 6‚ 1944 - Led by Eisenhower‚ over a million troops (the largest invasion force in history) stormed the beaches at Normandy and began the process of re-taking France. The turning point of World War II. Winston Churchill - Prime minister of Great Britain during World War II. Stalingrad - Site of critical World War II Soviet victory that reversed Germany’s advance to the East. In late 1942‚ Russian forces surrounded the Germans‚ and on Feb. 2‚ 1943‚ the German Sixth Army surrendered. First
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stays with host families. We are currently seeking financial sponsors to help us with tuition‚ and hope we can count on your support. In case you haven’t heard of People to People‚ please allow us to share some history with you. President Dwight D. Eisenhower founded the organization in 1956. He believed that if people from different cultures could come together on peace and friendship‚ so eventually would countries. Since its founding‚ People to People has launched many international programs
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Born on January 9‚ 1913 in Yorba Linda‚ California‚ Richard Nixon was one of the most influential and controversial politicians of the 20th century. From the small corporation office to the White House‚ Nixon touched the lives of millions of Americans‚ even though some may not have been grateful for it afterwards. He grew up in Whittier where he lived until after graduating from the small Whittier College to go study law at Duke University‚ graduating in 1937. From then on‚ Nixon would make sure
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