We started by talking about the Cold war project a little and the fact that we don't have to do the Decades project ,only for extra credit. NICE. :) Then we talked about our presidential blogs.Dwight Eisenhower was the 34th president. He was a famous WW2 he decided to join the Republican Part after ww2. All this guarantee him an election win in 1953. Nixon was his VP. Some accomplishments were he created NASA. He ended the Korean War. He signed the Civil Rights Bill in 1957. He kept America calm during the Cold War. He was commander of the Allied forces. He did the Interstate-Highway system in the US. Each time Eisenhower ran he won by quite a bit. Some other Accomplishments include he used the CIA to do cover-ops to disrupt communist governments in places like Iran and Guatamala. Opened relations with Spain. Defensive alliances were signed with South Korea and Taiwan. SEATO-South East Asia Treaty Organization was formed. They would form together to get rid of communism. Increased US involvement in Southeast Asia (Vietnam). Developed idea that nuclear weapons would be defensive weapons. US spy pane (U-2) was shot down over USSR. Created the Eisenhower Doctrine. Believed in Laisez-faire, a balanced budget, deported around 1 million illegal immigrants. Sent federal tropos to Little Rock, Arkansas to hlep desegregate all public schools. 1954-Brown Case.A big problem with JFK was that he was a Catholic. He was the youngest elected President. He's the only President to ever win the Pulitzer Prize. Which is an award for writing. Was a US Representative, and a Senator. Started the US Peace Corps. He and Nixon had the first televised debate. Vowed to get an American on the moon.
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