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THE EISENHOWER YEARS

A UNITED STATES HISTORY GAME FOR VOCABULARY WORDS DEALING WITH PRESIDENT EISENHOWER'S YEARS (CH. 21)

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DWIGHT EISENHOWERWWII HERO, WON REPUBLICAN NOMINATION IN 1952 & 1956
RICHARD NIXONCALIFORNIA SENATOR, EISENHOWER'S VICE PRESIDENT
"I LIKE IKE"REPUBLICAN RALLYING CRY IN ELECTION OF 1952
CHECKERS SPEECHNIXON'S SPEECH ABOUT HIS COCKER SPANIEL
ADALI STEVENSONGOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS, WON DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION IN 1952 & 1956
"HIDDEN-HAND POLICY"EISENHOWER'S LEADERSHIP STYLE WHERE HIS CABINET COULD RUN BUSINESS WITHOUT THE PRESIDENT
BRICKER AMENDMENTSENATE TRIED TO PASS A BILL TO BE ABLE TO RATIFY THE PRESIDENTS DEALINGS WITH OTHER NATIONS
PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSIONTHE ORDER IN WHICH OTHERS WOULD FILL OFFICE OF PRESIDENT
25TH AMENDMENTADDED IN 1956 TO OUTLINE PROCEDURES IF PRESIDENT IS DISABLED
LYNDON JOHNSONDEMOCRATIC SENATE MAJORITY LEADER WHO SUPPORTED EISENHOWER'S LIBERAL IDEAS
AFL-CIOMERGER OF AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
AGRIBUSINESSLARGE FARMS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO RUIN OF SMALL FAMILY FARMS
MEXICAN-AMERICANSSEASONAL WORKERS ALLOWED INTO THE U.S. TO WORK
NTIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT OF 1958LAW GAVE $295 MILLION FOR COLLEGE LOANS
ALASKA49TH STATE ADDED JAN. 3, 1959
HAWAII50TH STATE ADDED AUGUST 21, 1959
AFFLUENT SOCIETYPUBLISHED IN 1958 ABOUT POST-WAR ECONOMY (ABUNDANCE NOT SCARCITY)
AUTOMATIONOPERATING PRODUCTION USING MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL DEVICES
DR. JONAS SALKDEVELOPED POLIO VACCINE
HIGHWAY ACT OF 1956ADDED 41,000 MILES TO THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM
AMERICAN DREAM1950'S PEOPLE WANTED NICE HOUSES, A TV AND NICE CARS
BABY BOOM1945-1961 IN U.S. MORE THAN 65 MILLION BABBIES WERE BORN
GOLDEN AGE OF TVTV SHOWED POLITICS, ADVERTISING, CONTROVERSY AND SHOWS FOR 1ST TIME
MASSIVE RETALIATIONSECRETARY OF STATE, JOHN FOSTER DULLES, STATEMENT ABOUT CMMUNIST AGGRESSION
VIETNAMCOUNTRY IN INDOCHINA UNDER FRENCH LEADERSHIP UNTIL COMMUNIST HO CHI MINH TOOK OVER UPPER 17TH PARALLEL
17TH PARALLELDIVIDED VIETNAM INTO NORTH COMMUNIST AND SOUTH NATO REGION
COVERTSECRET ACTIVITIES CARRIE DOUT BY THE CIA
IRANMIDDLE EAST COUNTRY THAT PROVIDED OIL TO U.S.
GUATEMALAU.S. HELPED AMERICAN FRIENDLY GOVERNMENT OVERTHROW A COMMUNIST FRIENDLY GOV'T
3RD WORLD29 ASIAN AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES THAT REMAINED INDEPENDENT FROM NATO AND COMMUNISTS
ISRAELJEWISH HOMELAND SET ASIDE IN 1948
EGYPTSIDED WITH SOVIET UNION TO TAKE OVER ISRAEL
SUEZ CANALTRADE LINK TAKEN OVER BY SOVIET BACKED EGYPT
EISENHOWER DOCTRINE1957 CONGRESS AGREED U.S. COULD HELP OTHER COUNTRIES AGAINST COMMUNISM
NIKITA KHRUSHCHEVTOOK OVER SOVIET UNION WHEN STALIN DIED
AMERICAN U-2 SURVEILLANCEPLANE SENT TO SPY ON SOVIET UNION - WAS SHOT DOWN


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